Literature analysis on present status of occupational lead hazards in lead-acid battery manufacture industry.

Large amount of lead fume,lead dust,effluent water and solid refuses generated in lead-acid battery manufacture can destroy ecology environments and pose health hazards to human beings.It was reported that there were 1 082 cases of occupational chronic lead and its compound poisoning in China,accounted for 56.59%(1082/1912)of all occupational chronic intoxications,and ranked the first place.Occupational lead exposure,hazards and poisoning in lead-acid battery manufacture industry reported during 1980-2009 in medical journals in China were analyzed and its preventions were summarized here.