Table 9. Experimental and control values of 'red blood cell count, microhematocrit, 

 hemoglobin concentration, and osmolality of spot exposed for 1-, 3-, and 

 7-day intervals to a range of 14.68 to 16.96 g 1"^ resuspended natural 

 sediment. ^ 



Exposure 



Red blood cell count 

 (cells X 10^ mm"3) 



Microhematocrit 

 (pet packed cell volume) 



Hemoglobin 



concentration 



(g 100 g-') 



Osmolality 

 (mOsm kg-') 



One day 



Experimental 



2.85 



42.10 



8.46 



337.74. 





±0.39 



±4.16 



±0.49 



±7.50 



Control 



(9)2 



(10) 



(10) 



(10) 



2.94 



40.27 



8.89 



333.02 





±0.40 



±3.90 



±0.91 



±7.60 





(7) 



(7) 



(9) 



(10) 



t = 1.47 



t = 0.92 



t = 1.28 



t ■= 1.40 





p > 0.1 



p > 0.2 



p > 0.2 



p > 0.1 



Three days 



3.12 



39.33 



8.86 



326.95 



Experimental 



±0.40 



±4.89 



±0.82 



±7.76 





(9) 



(10) 



C9) 



(10) 



3.03 



42.59 



9.13 



323.84 



Control 



±0.48 



±5.60 



±1.06 



±6.32 





C8) 



(10) 



CIO] 



(10) 



t - 0.46 



t - 1.3866 



t = 0.63 



t - 1.02 





p > 0.5 



p > 0.1 



p > 0.5 



p > 0.2 



Seven days 











Experimental 



2.91 



41.58 



8.00 



321.77 





±0.44 



±4.86 



±0.97 



±10.27 



Control 



C9) 



(10) 



(10) 



(10) 



2.90 



41.69 



8.31 



326.79 





±0.31 



±4.13 



±1.07 



±6.58 





(9) 



(10) 



(10) 



(10) 



t . 0.08 



t - 0.05 



t - 0.688 



t - 1.30 





p > 0.9 



p > 0.9 1 



p > 0.5 



p > 0.2 



'Mean values are expressed ± standard deviation. 

 ^Nujnber of individuals. 



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