Community blood lead survey with emphasis on preschool children following lead dust pollution in Esperance, Western Australia

Community blood lead survey with emphasis on preschool children following lead dust pollution in Esperance, Western Australia

Abstract Objective: To assess the impact of airborne lead dust on blood lead levels in residents of Esperance, a regional Western Australian town, with particular reference to preschool children. Methods: Following identification of significant airborne lead contamination, residents were notified th...

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Main Authors: Enrico Rossi, Virginia McLaughlin, John Joseph, Max Bulsara, Kerryn Coleman, Charles Douglas, Andrew Robertson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-04-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
children
blood lead
lead poisoning
environmental pollution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00814.x

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