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BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN COWS REARED AROUND POLLUTED LOCALITIES AND ITS INFLUENCE ON MILK LEAD LEVELS [PDF]
Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 2012 Lead is pervasive environmental pollutant with potential public health hazard. The present study examines the blood and milk lead level in animals reared in areas around different industrial activities to determine the degree of pollutant and to find the
M. AL-AKOUN, M. AMMAR NABHAN, A AL-AWAD
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Blood lead level in the Jordanian population
Saudi Medical Journal, 2000 To determine the blood lead level in the non-occupationally exposed Jordanian population as a baseline for comparative studies.Seven hundred and forty six blood samples were collected and analyzed using Graphic Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry.
M A, Dabbas, M A, Al-Zoubi
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PLoS ONE, 2017 Lead in maternal blood can cross the placenta and result in elevated blood lead levels in newborns, potentially producing negative effects on neurocognitive function, particularly if combined with childhood lead exposure. Little research exists, however,
Margaret A. Carrel +7 more
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IN VITRO EFFECTS OF LEAD OXIDE ON THE HUMAN ERYTHROCYTE [PDF]
, 2012 Lead has no biological function; however, low, and particularly, high levels of exposure have a number of negative consequess for human healt. Despite the number of reports about lead tocicity, very little information has been obtained regarding its ...
Yıldırım, Alperen Kutay
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Lead Poisoning in the Americas: Sources, Regulations, Health Impacts, and Molecular Mechanisms
Journal of XenobioticsLead poisoning is a significant public health issue, contributing to 0.6% of the global disease burden and disproportionately affecting developing countries.
Blanca Miriam Torres-Mendoza +11 more
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Lead exposure in adult males in urban Transvaal Province, South Africa during the apartheid era
, 2013 Human exposure to lead is a substantial public health hazard worldwide and is particularly problematic in the Republic of South Africa given the country’s late cessation of leaded petrol. Lead exposure is associated with a number of serious health issues
Cooper, Matthew J. +22 more
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Blood Lead Level and Risk of Asthma
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2005 Asthma and lead poisoning are prevalent among urban children in the United States. Lead exposure may be associated with excessive production of immunoglobulin E, possibly increasing asthma risk and contributing to racial disparities. The objective of this study was to examine racial differences in the association of blood lead level (BLL) to risk of ...
Joseph, Christine L.M. +7 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Lead is a heavy metal without a biological role. High level of lead exposure is known to be associated with hypertension, but the risk at low levels of exposure is uncertain. In this study, data from US NHANES 1999–2016 were analyzed.
M. Tsoi, C. Lo, T. Cheung, B. Cheung
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Predictive Value of Lead Screening Practices
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1996 The prevalence of elevated blood lead levels and the accuracy of a lead screening questionnaire in an urban pediatric population were evaluated in the primary care clinics of 10 community health centers in the city and county of Denver, CO.
J Gordon Millichap
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Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Infants and Mothers in Benin and Potential Sources of Exposure
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2016 Lead in childhood is well known to be associated with poor neurodevelopment. As part of a study on maternal anemia and offspring neurodevelopment, we analyzed blood lead level (BLL) with no prior knowledge of lead exposure in 225 mothers and 685 ...
F. Bodeau-Livinec +7 more
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