The study was conducted on sixty school boys selected each from industrial and countryside area of Ludhiana city. The daily intake of lead was 162.32±19.1 ug/day in respondents of experimental group and 19.27±4.3 ug/day in control group. The mean daily intake of cadmium was 19.27±4.3 ug/day and 13.05± respectively for experimental and control groups. The intakes of Pb and Cd of the respondents of experimental group were close to the provisional tolerable daily intake as recommended by FACO/WHO (1972). The amount of Nickel ranged from 2.06±0.11 and 4.00+0.12 mg respectively in control and experimental group. The zinc content ranged from 14.63±4.1 and 21.87 ± 2.3 mg in control and experimental group. The copper content was found almost equal in experimental and control group. The hexavalent chrome (Cr5+) was found 08±0.02 to 18±0.06 ppm in control and experimental group.
Cadmium, Heavy Metals, Industrial Area, Lead, School Boys
