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Estimation of urinary δ Aminolevulinic Acid Levels (δ-ALA) in children of age group 1 to 5 years as an index of lead exposure

MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2018
Background: Lead poisoning is very much common in India and has significant negative impact on general health of children. Lead inhibits necessary enzymes required for heme synthesis, this results in increased levels of delta aminolevulinic acid ...
Sachin Patharkar, Shraddha Chavan, M S Phadke, Neelam Patil, D K Bokankar   +4 more
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Mapping Global Environmental Lead Poisoning in Children

Journal of Health and Pollution, 2011
Background. Despite major reductions in environmental lead contamination and mean blood lead levels (BLLs) in children, hotspot lead exposure remains a concern for children globally.
Alison L Clune, MPH, Henry Falk, MD, MPH, Anne M Riederer, ScD   +2 more
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Relation of pediatric blood lead levels to lead in gasoline. [PDF]

Environmental Health Perspectives, 1980
Analysis of a large data set of pediatric blood lead levels collected in New York City (1970-1976) shows a highly significant association between geometric mean blood lead levels and the amount of lead present in gasoline sold during the same period.
I H, Billick, A S, Curran, D R, Shier
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Comparative Assessment of Blood Lead Levels of Automobile Technicians in Organised and Roadside Garages in Lagos, Nigeria

Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2015
Occupational exposure to lead is common among automobile technicians and constitutes 0.9% of total global health burden with a majority of cases in developing countries.
Abdulsalam Saliu, O. Adebayo, Odeyemi Kofoworola, O. Babatunde, A. Ismail   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessment of blood lead and haemoglobin levels among battery technicians and local government office workers in South-western Nigeria

Journal of the College of Community Physicians
Introduction: Human exposure to lead has significant public health problems. Occupational exposure of lead has shifted from industrial sources to battery repair activities.
Ebenezer Adeiza Ozomata, Babatunde Ogunnowo   +1 more
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Blood Lead Levels among Children in Yaoundé Cameroon

Frontiers in Public Health, 2017
Blood lead levels (BLLs) are a useful indication of a population exposure to lead from environmental sources. No previous published study had reported BLLs in Cameroon.
Francisca Monebenimp, Gilbert Kuepouo, David Chelo, Pieme Constant Anatole, Anne-Cécile Zoung Kany Bissek, Perry Gottesfeld   +5 more
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Childhood Blood Lead Levels and Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Cross-Sectional Study of Mexican Children

Environmental Health Perspectives, 2015
Background: Previous studies suggest that blood lead levels are positively associated with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and ADHD-symptoms in children.
Siying Huang, Howard Hu, B. Sánchez, K. Peterson, A. Ettinger, Héctor Lamadrid-Figueroa, L. Schnaas, Adriana Mercado-García, R. Wright, N. Basu, D. Cantonwine, M. Hernández-Ávila, M. Téllez-Rojo   +12 more
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The determinants of lead and cadmium blood levels for preschool children from industrially contaminated sites in Poland

, 2017
Objectives Industrially contaminated sites (ICS) represent an important public health issue in European countries. The Silesian Voivodeship, the region located in the southern part of Poland, the historical center of industry, has many sites that meet ...
Jarosz, Wanda, Wanda Jarosz, Michał Kowalski, Kulka, Elżbieta, Małgorzata Kowalska, Elżbieta Kulka, Kowalska, Małgorzata, Kowalski, Michał   +7 more
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Blood lead levels and risk factors for lead poisoning in mexican children

Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia, 2014
Blood lead levels and risk factors for lead poisoning in mexican ...
Eduardo González Valdez, Ezequiel González Reyes, Carlos Bedolla Cedeño, Edith Lorena Arrollo Ordaz, Eduardo Manzanares Acuña   +4 more
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Blood lead levels in a representative sample of the Spanish adult population: the BIOAMBIENT.ES project.

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2014
This paper provides the first baseline information on a national scale regarding lead exposure in the Spanish adult population. Blood lead levels were measured in a representative sample of the Spanish working population (1880 subjects aged 18-65 years ...
A. Cañas, M. Cervantes-Amat, M. Esteban, M. Ruiz-Moraga, B. Pérez-Gómez, J. Mayor, A. Castaño   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source