Blood lead levels in 2- to 3-year-old children in the Greater Bilbao area (Basque Country, Spain): relation to dust and water lead levels.

From: Archives of Environmental Health | Date: September 1, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

The objectives of this study were to determine blood lead levels in 2-y-old children in the Greater Bilbao Area (Basque Country, Spain) and to compare those levels with the lead content of different media (i.e., house dust, park dust and soil, and water) in the child's environment. Between May and September of 1992, 138 children, aged 2 to 3 y, were studied. All children were attended by pediatricians within the public health-care network, and their parents volunteered for the study. A venous blood sample was drawn from each child and was analyzed for lead level, and the parents answered a ...

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