Level of total cholesterol and triglycerides in blood of workers involved in production of ferromanganese alloys

: In the serum of steel mill workers exposed to manganese, iron, chromates, ultraviolet radiation and noise, levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides were determined. In workers under study only increased level of triglycerides was found in comparison with the control group. But in the group of smokers, the level of cholesterol increased in persons above the age of 40 and in persons working longer than 10 years.