E-Waste Informal Recycling: An Emerging Source of Lead Exposure in South America
| Autor: | María José Moll, Gabriella Feola, Adriana Sosa, Cristina B. Bares, Darío Pose, Alejandra Battocletti, Antonio Pascale, Hugo González, Amalia Laborde |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adolescent Industrial Waste Soil lead Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Electronic waste Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Effective interventions children Hazardous waste Poverty Areas Environmental health lead exposure Humans Medicine Recycling 030212 general & internal medicine Child 0105 earth and related environmental sciences business.industry e-waste Mean age Environmental Exposure General Medicine South America Lead Child Preschool Lead exposure Uruguay Female Electronics Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Global Health, Vol 82, Iss 1, Pp 197-201 (2016) Annals of global health |
| ISSN: | 2214-9996 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.01.016 |
| Popis: | Background: Primitive electronic waste (e-waste) recycling creates exposures to several hazardous substances including lead. In Uruguay, primitive recycling procedures are a significant source of lead exposure. Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine lead exposure in blood lead levels (BLLs) in low-income children exposed to lead through burning cables. Methods: A sample of children and adolescents exposed to lead through burning cable activities were assessed at the Department of Toxicology in Montevideo, Uruguay, between 2010 and 2014. Soil lead levels of residences were taken shortly after their assessment. Findings: The final sample included 69 children and adolescents (mean age 7.89 years). More than 66% of participants had an additional source of lead exposure—manual gathering of metals—and medical intervention. Future research should focus on exploring effective interventions to reduce lead exposure among this vulnerable group. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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