Journal of Health and Pollution, 2018 Background. Exposure to lead (Pb) affects multiple health outcomes and physiological systems. In adults, even small increases in blood Pb levels have been associated with decreased glomerular filtration rate, increased risk of hypertension and increased ...
Ravibabu Kalahasthi, Tapu Barman
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Blood lead levels in a group of children: the potential risk factors and health problems
Jornal de PediatriaObjective: To investigate blood lead levels in schoolchildren in two areas of Egypt to understand the current lead pollution exposure and its risk factors, aiming to improve prevention politicies. Subjects and method: This was a cross-sectional study in
Mones M. AbuShady +5 more
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Cognitive Disparities, Lead Plumbing, and Water Chemistry: Intelligence Test Scores and Exposure to Water-Borne Lead Among World War Two U.S. Army Enlistees [PDF]
Assessing the impact of lead exposure is difficult if individuals select on the basis of their characteristics into environments with different exposure levels.
Werner Troesken +2 more
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Blood lead levels in children [PDF]
Lead exposure occurs when a child comes in contact with lead by swallowing or breathing in lead or lead dust. After a child inhales or swallows lead, it quickly enters the blood. No safe blood level in children has been identified.
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Environmental Policy as Social Policy? The Impact of Childhood Lead Exposure on Crime [PDF]
Childhood lead exposure can lead to psychological deficits that are strongly associated with aggressive and criminal behavior. In the late 1970s in the United States, lead was removed from gasoline under the Clean Air Act.
Jessica Wolpaw Reyes
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Blood Lead Levels in Workers at Kooshk Lead and Zinc Mine
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2008 Introduction: The extensive use of Lead has led to health problems including CNS, anemia and other occupational poisoning among workers. To determine the blood lead levels in relation to demographic factors, this study was carried out.
AM Hakimian +3 more
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Birds as Bioindicators of Pollution in Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments [PDF]
, 2012 [eng] Birds have been widely used as bioindicators. In this study we face the use of birds as bioindicators of metal pollution in two different scenarios of contamination: one that takes place in an aquatic environment, the Ebro river basin, and a second
Cotín Martínez, Javier
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How lead exposure relates to temporal changes in IQ, violent crime, and unwed pregnancy
This study compares changes in children’s blood lead levels in the United States with subsequent changes in IQ, based on norm comparisons for the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) given to representative national samples of children in 1984 and 1992.
Nevin, Rick
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Update: Expansion of recall of LeadCare blood lead tests due to risk of falsely low results [PDF]
Distributed via the CDC Health Alert NetworkNovember 5, 2021, 10:00 AM ETCDCHAN-00457The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update as an update to HAN Update 454: Expansion of Recall of ...
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Blood and Urine Lead Levels in Non-exposed Group
Journal of Associated Medical Sciences, 2015 -
Jintana Sirivarasai, Sming Kaorern
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