Blood lead levels in children in Jamaican basic schools
West Indian med. j
; West Indian med. j;53(2): 71-75, Mar. 2004.
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ABSTRACT
Blood lead levels (BLL) for 285 children, three to six years old, from seven basic schools located in known areas of anthropogenic pollution, and in urban and rural areas are reported. The samples were obtained by the finger-prick method and analyzed for lead by anodic stripping voltammetry. The majority of the children had blood lead levels below the now accepted limit of 10 micrograms dL-1 and there was no indication of cases that would represent medical emergencies. The present results show considerable improvement in the BLLs of children living in contaminated sites indicating the effectiveness of the previous remediation steps. Follow-up intervention work is in progress for cases of blood lead levels in excess of the recommended limit
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Instituições Acadêmicas
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Exposição Ambiental
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Chumbo
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Intoxicação por Chumbo
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Jamaica
País de publicação:
Jamaica