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

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  1. 356 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

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

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About this book

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.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
1993
eBook ISBN
9780309598415
Edition
0
Topic
Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Measuring Lead Exposure in Infants, Children, and Other Sensitive Populations
  2. Copyright
  3. Other Recent Reports of the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
  4. Preface
  5. Contents
  6. Measuring Lead Exposure in Infants, Children, and Other Sensitive Populations
  7. Executive Summary
  8. Measuring Lead Exposure in Infants, Children, and Other Sensitive Populations
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 Adverse Health Effects of Exposure to Lead
  11. 3 Lead Exposure of Sensitive Populations
  12. 4 Biologic Markers of Lead Toxicity
  13. 5 Methods for Assessing Exposure to Lead
  14. 6 Summary and Recommendations
  15. References