ArticlePloS one2014
Blood lead levels and associated factors among children in Guiyu of China: a population-based study.
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- The Risk Factors of Child Lead Poisoning in China: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Pooled it
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- Understanding Environmental Pollutions of Informal E-Waste Clustering in Global South via Multi-Scalar Regulatory Frameworks: A Case Study of Guiyu Town, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Surface display of PbrR on Escherichia coli and evaluation of the bioavailability of lead associated with engineered cells in mice.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Blood Lead Level in Children with Neurological Disorders.Iranian journal of child neurology · 2018Article
- Protective Effects of Dietary Supplements Containing Probiotics, Micronutrients, and Plant Extracts Against Lead Toxicity in Mice.Frontiers in microbiology · 2018Article
- Monitoring seasonal influenza epidemics by using internet search data with an ensemble penalized regression model.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Pilot study on the internal exposure to heavy metals of informal-level electronic waste workers in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2017Article
- Sleep duration, daytime napping, markers of obstructive sleep apnea and stroke in a population of southern China.Scientific reports · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectivesChildren's health problems caused by the electronic waste (e-waste) lead exposure in China remains. To assess children's blood lead levels (BLLs) in Guiyu of China and investigate risk factors of children's elevated BLLs in Guiyu. MATERIAL AND
methods842 children under 11 years of age from Guiyu and Haojiang were enrolled in this population-based study during 2011-2013. Participants completed a lifestyle and residential environment questionnaire and their physical growth indices were measured, and blood samples taken. Blood samples were tested to assess BLLs. Children's BLLs between the two groups were compared and factors associated with elevated BLLs among Guiyu children were analyzed by group Lasso logistic regression model.
resultsChildren living in Guiyu had significant higher BLLs (7.06 µg/dL) than the quantity (5.89 µg/dL) of Haojiang children (P<0.05). Subgroup analyses of BLLs exceeding 10 µg/dL showed the proportion (24.80%) of high-level BLLs for Guiyu children was greater than that (12.84%) in Haojiang (P<0.05). Boys had greater BLLs than girls, irrespectively of areas (P<0.05). The number of e-waste piles or recycling workshops around the house (odds ratio, 2.28; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.37 to 3.87) significantly contributed to the elevated BLLs of children in Guiyu, and girls had less risk (odds ratio, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.31 to 0.83) of e-waste lead exposure than boys.
conclusionsThis analysis reinforces the importance of shifting e-waste recycling piles or workshops to non-populated areas as part of a comprehensive response to e-waste lead exposure control in Guiyu. To correct the problem of lead poisoning in children in Guiyu should be a long-term mission.
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