“…Its compounds are shown to improve hematological parameters by increasing bone marrow erythropoietic activity, hematocrit and mean cell volume (2). Topashka-Ancheva et al determined that consuming food containing industrial dust with cobalt induces changes in hemoglobin, hematocrit, in red and white blood cell counts (6,7). Data suggest a relationship between plasma cobalt and iron concentrations (1,8).…”