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Trends of Blood Lead Levels in US Pregnant Women: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001–2018)

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
ObjectivesThis study investigates the trends of blood lead levels in US pregnant women based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2001 to 2018.MethodsA total of 1,230 pregnant women were included in this study.
Jing Wang, Yujie Yang, Juan Zhang, Na Liu, Huifang Xi, Hong Liang   +5 more
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Quantitative Assessment of Bullet Fragments in Viscera of Sheep Carcasses as surrogates for White-Tailed Deer

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Avian scavengers, such as bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), can be exposed to lead through the consumption of spent lead from ammunition in carcasses of animals shot with lead-based projectiles.
Luis Cruz-Martinez, Marrett D. Grund, Patrick T. Redig   +2 more
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Food Exposures to Lead

Environmental Health Perspectives, 1974
Exposures to lead have emanated from various sources, including food, throughout human history. Occupational and environmental exposures (especially pica) appear to account for much of the identified human disease, however, food-borne exposures deserve further investigation.
A C, Kolbye, K R, Mahaffey, J A, Fiorino, P C, Corneliussen, C F, Jelinek   +4 more
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The Performance Comparison of Socioeconomic and Behavioural Factors as Predictors of Higher Blood Lead Levels of 0–6-Year-Old Chinese Children between 2004 and 2014

Children, 2022
Childhood lead exposure is a commonly known risk factor affecting children’s health, and 10 governments have taken actions to reduce children’s lead exposure sources. Because lab testing for children’s blood lead levels (BLLs) was not popularized easily,
Yixuan Xie, Yaohua Dai, Tao Li
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Low birth weight and lead exposure: An etiological approach

Medicine Science, 2021
Low birth weight (LBW) is a worldwide public health problem as it is the most important cause of infant deaths and contributes significantly to the burden of childhood problems.
Ozgur Oztan, Mehmet Erdem Alaguney, Vugar Ali Turksoy, Lutfiye Tutkun, Serdar Deniz, Turkan Ornek, Coskun Simsir   +6 more
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Assessment of occupational exposure to lead among workers engaged in a city bus garage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Background Lead is one of the most nonessential toxic heavy metal agents found in automotive garages. The occupational exposure of garage workers to lead commonly poses acute and chronic health risks that can be prevented.
Merihatsidik Tesema Abebe, Abera Kumie, Samson Wakuma Ayana, Teshome Assefa, Wossenyeleh Ambaw   +4 more
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Lead exposure and child behavior [PDF]

Journal of Safety Research, 1992
OBJECTIVES. Unlike cognitive impairments associated with lead exposure, lead-associated child behavior problems have been difficult to specify, particularly in young children. METHODS. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale were used as the outcome and confounding variables, respectively, of major
W G, Sciarillo, G, Alexander, K P, Farrell   +2 more
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MAJOR OUTCOMES OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY ST. PETERSBURG RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF RADIATION HYGIENE AFTER PROFESSOR P. V. RAMZAEV ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL TARGETED PROGRAM “MITIGATION OF THE RADIATION ACCIDENTS’CONSEQUENCES UNTIL 2015” AND OF THE “JOINT ACTIVITIES PROGRAM ON MITIGATION OF THE CHERNOBYL DISASTER WITHIN THE UNION STATE FOR THE PERIOD UNTIL 2016“

Радиационная гигиена, 2016
The article presents major results of the work performed by St. Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P. V. Ramzaev on public contracts signed within the implementation of the Federal targeted program “ Mitigation of the ...
A. N. Barkovskiy, G. Ya. Bruk, A. A. Bratilova, O. S. Kravtsova   +3 more
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Lead Exposure Exacerbates Cardiovascular Risk [PDF]

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 2014
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality all over the world. However, majority of CVDs are caused by risk factors that can be controlled, treated or modified, such as hypertension, cholesterol, overweight/obesity, tobacco use, sedentary lifestyles and diabetes.
Praveen, Sharma, Purvi, Purohit
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Ataxia and Early Lead Exposure

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1996
The effect of chronic exposure to lead on postural balance was studied in 162 six-year-old children examined in the Department of Environmental Health, and Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati Medical School, Cincinnati, OH.
J Gordon Millichap
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