Measuring Lead Exposure in Infants, Children, and Other Sensitive Populations

by National Research Council
Measuring Lead Exposure in Infants, Children, and Other Sensitive Populations
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1993-02-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 030904927X
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Lead is a ubiquitous toxic agent that is especially damaging to the young child and the developing fetus. Unlike many environmental health risks, the risks associated with lead are no longer theoretical but have been observed for many years. Indeed, the first regulation of lead in paint was enacted in the 1920s. Currently, because of growing evidence of lead toxicity at lower concentrations, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently lowered its lead-exposure guideline to 10 ug/dl lead in blood from 25 ug/dl. Measuring Lead Exposure in Infants, Children, and Other Sensitive Populations addresses the public health concern about the logistics and feasibility of lead screening in infants and children at such low concentrations. This book will serve as the basis for all U.S. Public Health Service activities and for all state and local programs in monitoring lead.

Lead Toxicity

by Sarah E. Royce
Lead Toxicity
Author: Sarah E. Royce
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2000
Genre: Lead
ISBN:
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Lead Paint Safety

by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lead Paint Safety
Author: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2014-12-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781505297577
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Every child should have a lead-safe home. That's why HUD is working to create lead-safe affordable housing through outreach and public education, a lead hazard control grant program, worker training, and the enforcement of regulations. This guide is one part of HUD's comprehensive approach to lead safety in the home. If you perform routine maintenance on homes or apartments built before 1978, this guide will help you plan and carry out your work safely. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations explain and show what you need to do to protect yourself and your clients if you are working in older housing that could contain lead paint. This Field Guide is a valuable tool that thousands of workers and contractors across the country are using as part of a national effort to eliminate childhood lead poisoning.

Lead Alert

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Lead Alert
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 42
Release: 1999
Genre: House painting
ISBN: 9780642546272
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Lead; Airborne Lead in Perspective

by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Biologic Effects of Atmospheric Pollutants
Lead; Airborne Lead in Perspective
Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Biologic Effects of Atmospheric Pollutants
Publisher:
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1972
Genre: Medical
ISBN:
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America's Children and the Environment

by U.s. Environmental Protection Agency
America's Children and the Environment
Author: U.s. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 502
Release: 2017-05-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781547052585
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"America's Children and the Environment (ACE)" is EPA's report presenting data on children's environmental health. ACE brings together information from a variety of sources to provide national indicators in the following areas: Environments and Contaminants, Biomonitoring, and Health. Environments and Contaminants indicators describe conditions in the environment, such as levels of air pollution. Biomonitoring indicators include contaminants measured in the bodies of children and women of child-bearing age, such as children's blood lead levels. Health indicators report the rates at which selected health outcomes occur among U.S. children, such as the annual percentage of children who currently have asthma. Accompanying each indicator is text discussing the relevance of the issue to children's environmental health and describing the data used in preparing the indicator. Wherever possible, the indicators are based on data sources that are updated in a consistent manner, so that indicator values may be compared over time.