Childhood Lead Exposure from Battery Recycling in Vietnam
| Autor: | Catherine J. Karr, Lo Van Tung, Gerry A. Croteau, William E. Daniell, Deborah Havens, Nguyen Bich Diep, Ryan M. Wallace, Nguyen Duy Bao, Nancy Beaudet |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Rural Population Younger age Article Subject lcsh:Medicine Developing country Soil lead 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Lead poisoning 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Occupational Exposure Environmental health medicine Humans Recycling 030212 general & internal medicine Child 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Immunology and Microbiology medicine.diagnostic_test Battery recycling business.industry lcsh:R Infant General Medicine Laboratory results medicine.disease Lead Poisoning Lead Vietnam Child Preschool Lead exposure Female Blood lead level business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BioMed Research International, Vol 2015 (2015) BioMed Research International |
| ISSN: | 2314-6133 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2015/193715 |
| Popis: | Background. Battery recycling facilities in developing countries can cause community lead exposure.Objective. To evaluate child lead exposure in a Vietnam battery recycling craft village after efforts to shift home-based recycling outside the village.Methods. This cross-sectional study evaluated 109 children in Dong Mai village, using blood lead level (BLL) measurement, parent interview, and household observation. Blood samples were analyzed with a LeadCare II field instrument; highest BLLs (≥45 μg/dL) were retested by laboratory analysis. Surface and soil lead were measured at 11 households and a school with X-ray fluorescence analyzer.Results. All children had high BLLs; 28% had BLL ≥45 μg/dL. Younger age, family recycling, and outside brick surfaces were associated with higher BLL. Surface and soil lead levels were high at all tested homes, even with no recycling history. Laboratory BLLs were lower than LeadCare BLLs, in 24 retested children.Discussion. In spite of improvements, lead exposure was still substantial and probably associated with continued home-based recycling, legacy contamination, and workplace take-home exposure pathways. There is a need for effective strategies to manage lead exposure from battery recycling in craft villages. These reported BLL values should be interpreted cautiously, although the observed field-laboratory discordance may reflect bias in laboratory results. |
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