The substantiation of a benchmark level for vanadium in human biomedia (blood)

This article presents a comprehensive environmental health assessment of environmental components in the area influenced by ferrovanadium production facilities, the results of clinical laboratory and chemical testing of the biological media (blood) of individuals, who were residing in various areas of exposure, and «dose and vanadium concentration in blood» and «marker of exposure and marker of effect» correlations. Based on the epidemiological studies, the body's responses to chronic environmental exposure to vanadium were substantiated and the benchmark level for vanadium in human blood was determined.