ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2014
Lead in school children from Morelos, Mexico: levels, sources and feasible interventions.
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- Reduced Lead Exposure Following a Sensitization Program in Rural Family Homes Producing Traditional Mexican Ceramics.Annals of global health · 2018Article
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- Blood Lead Levels and Risk Factors among Preschool Children in a Lead Polluted Area in Taizhou, China.BioMed research international · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundLead is a pervasive pollutant, associated at low levels to many adverse health effects.
objectiveTo investigate lead levels, exposure pathways and intervention possibilities in school children from Alpuyeca, in Morelos, Mexico.
methodsBlood lead concentrations (BPb) were measured in 226 children in 2011. Exposure pathways were assessed through a questionnaire, lead measurements in different environmental matrices and spatial aggregation analysis of lead concentrations.
resultsBPb ranged from 1.5 to 36.5 ìg/dL, with a mean (SD) of 7.23 (4.9) ìg/dL. Sixty-four and 18% of the children had BPb > 5 ìg/dL and > 10 ìg/dL, respectively. The use of lead glazed ceramics was reported in almost half of the households; it was the main BPb determinant and it was associated with an increased risk of having BPb > 5 g/dL by 2.7 times (p = 0.001). Environmental samples were within US EPA’s lead recommended limits, and blood lead levels were randomly distributed in the community.
conclusionsLead remains a public health problem in Alpuyeca, Mexico. Unlike other local pollutant lead exposure prevention can be achieved inexpensively and in a short term. Interventions should make mothers aware of lead's health effects and empower them to safeguard their children's health by avoiding the culturally ingrained use of lead glazed pottery.
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