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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"blood lead level"”.
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Determining the concentration of lead in MIT athletic facilities and estimating student-athlete exposure to lead
In April of 2008, there were reports of elevated lead levels in several AstroTurf surfaced fields in New Jersey that motivated this investigation of MIT's synthetic turf field and other athletic facilities for elevated lead levels. I have analyzed samples of chalk, paint, dust, water, air, and …
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Blood Lead and Decision Speed in Working Age Adults
Lead is a central nervous system poison. Healthy People 2010 established a target blood lead level (BLL) for children of 0 μg/dL by 2010, but is silent with regard to any changes in BLLs standards for working age adults. In this paper, the relation of BLL to performance on two neurobehavioral tests …
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Early life lead exposure as a risk factor for aggressive and violent behaviours in young adults: A retrospective systematic review
… of youth violence remains high. Early life lead exposure is a possible cause of aggressive and violent behaviour in young adults. Several aggregate-level and individual-level studies report an increase in risk of violent behaviour with increasing lead exposure. However, the evidence base for …
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Geospatial analysis of risk components for elevated blood lead levels in Kansas: geologic and anthropogenic factors
… demographic most susceptible to and affected by lead poisoning. Lead contamination in soil has been recorded as being primarily from lead-based paint, historic leaded gasoline emissions, and from lead point-source emitters. The highest risk of elevated blood lead level (BLL) is correlated with …
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Childhood lead poisoning prevention: A program plan for Galveston County
Childhood lead poisoning continues to cause permanent brain damage and other serious sequelae throughout the United States. Although the prevalence is decreasing nationwide, Galveston County lags considerably behind most sections of the country. In 2003, the United States prevalence of lead …
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Lead (Pb) Contamination of Potable Water: Public Health Impacts, Galvanic Corrosion and Quantification Considerations
The issue of lead exposure through drinking water was re-examined in light of modern public health goals, recent high-profile cases of elevated lead in water, and emerging concerns regarding the efficacy of legally mandated remedial strategies. A critical literature review revealed that serious …