2008•Chinese Journal of Healthy Birth & Child CareRequires access

Survey of blood lead levels of children aged 2～6 in Shiyan

Chuan Zeng

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Objective To understand the blood lead levels of children aged 2~6 years in shiyan.Methods The blood lead levels of 2 431 children aged 2~6 in shiyan were determined using an epidemiological survey with strict quality control.Results The medians of blood lead levels of 2 431 children were 0.487 μmol/L,and 1 092 children were found with a blood lead level ≥ 0.48 μmol/L.Conclusion Lead pollution caused potential adverse effects on children health,so the measures should be taken to find the contaminated sources and prevent lead poisoning

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Key concepts: Lead poisoning, Environmental health, Blood lead level, Medicine, Lead (geology), Lead pollution, Epidemiology, Lead exposure