Oxygen is carried by hemoglobin, a protein found in red
blood cells. When either red blood cells or hemoglobin are in short supply the body does not receive as much oxygen as needed. This problem is known as anemia and can cause excessive tiredness, stroke and heart attack. While there are many causes of anemia (excessive bleeding, decreased red blood cell production, or hemolysis), a blood test can usually detect any deficiency in red blood cells or hemoglobin.
See Also
- Blood Disorders: Overview
- 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
- Arsine Exposure: Overview
- Benzene
- Cabot-Koppers, Gainesville
- Cadmium
- Chlorinated Dibenzofurans (CDFs)
- Coal Ash Exposure: Overview
- Colfax Treating Co. & Durawood - Pineville, Louisiana & Alexandria, Louisiana
- Copper Exposure: Overview
- Cytosar-U / Cytarabine: Overview
- Diesel Exhaust
- Eloxatin / Oxaliplatin: Overview
- Enbrel / Etanercept
- GE Capacitators - Queensbury, New York: Overview
- GEL Landfill: Overview
- Geneva Steel - Vineyard, Utah
- Landia Chemical Company: Overview
- Massena GM Plant: Overview
- Methyl Mercaptan
- Minocin / Minocycline Hydrochloride
- Naphthalene
- Natick Laboratory - Natick, Massachusetts
- PCBs
- Phenol
- Radium
- Railroad Workers & The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA)
- School Buses & Commercial Lines
- Strontium
- Suter Elementary & Cook Elementary - Pensacola, Florida
- Tin
- Union City Cemetery - Indiana: Overview
- Zinc