Lead in Air in Bangladesh: Exposure in a Rural Community with Elevated Blood Lead Concentrations among Young Children
| Autor: | David C. Christiani, Elisabeth S Young, David C. Bellinger, Maitreyi Mazumdar, Golam Mostofa, Omar Sharif Ibne Hasan, May K Woo, Quazi Quamruzzaman, Sakila Afroz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Rural Population Air sampling Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis air pollution Air pollution lcsh:Medicine 010501 environmental sciences medicine.disease_cause 01 natural sciences Article Elevated blood 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Reference level Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Bangladesh lead Rural community business.industry Air lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Environmental Exposure Disease control humanities 3. Good health Lead Poisoning exposure 13. Climate action Child Preschool Housing Female Rural area business Birth cohort Environmental Health |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 15 Issue 9 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 15, Iss 9, p 1947 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Previous evaluations of a birth cohort in the Munshiganj District of Bangladesh had found that over 85% of 397 children aged 2&ndash 3 years had blood lead concentrations above the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&rsquo s reference level of 5 &mu g/dL. Studies in urban areas of Bangladesh have found elevated levels of lead in the air due to industries and remaining contamination from the historic use of leaded gasoline. Sources of lead in rural areas of Bangladesh remain unknown. We conducted air sampling in both residential and industrial sites in Munshiganj to determine whether children are exposed to elevated lead concentrations in the air and study the association between the children&rsquo s blood lead levels and sampled air lead concentrations. Residential and industrial air samples in Munshiganj were found to have elevated lead concentrations (mean 1.22 &mu g/m3) but were not found to be associated with the observed blood lead concentrations. Lead in air is an important environmental health exposure risk to the for children in Munshiganj, and further research may shed light on specific sources to inform exposure prevention and mitigation programs. |
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