Browsing by Subject "Lead"
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ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF LOWER NATIONAL MERCURY AND LEAD REPORTING THRESHOLDS
(2007-05)After a pair of toxic releases in Bhopal, India and Institute, West Virginia in the 1980s, environmental groups and members of the public demanded more information on toxic chemical releases into the community. As a result, ... -
Blood lead levels among pregnant women: historical versus contemporaneous exposures.
(Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2010-04)Blood lead among pregnant women, even at modest levels, may impair offspring cognitive development. We examine whether blood lead levels (BLLs) result from current versus historic exposures, among a cohort of pregnant women. ... -
Crumbling Infrastructure and Learning Impairment: A Call for Responsibility.
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Effects of Toxic Metal Exposures and Their Mixtures on Adverse Health Outcomes in the Peruvian Amazon
(2022)Non-essential trace metals (lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium) are ubiquitous in our environment and have overlapping routes of exposure, yet mixed trace metal exposures are rarely considered in epidemiological studies. ... -
Legacies of Lead Paint Contamination in the Mineral Soils Adjacent to Historic Buildings
(2023-04-28)For hundreds of years, compounds containing the element lead (Pb) have been added to paint in order to improve the texture and weather resistance. Across the United States, millions of homes and buildings were painted with ... -
Legacies of Lead Paint Contamination in the Mineral Soils Adjacent to Historic Buildings
(2023-04-28)For hundreds of years, compounds containing the element lead (Pb) have been added to paint in order to improve the texture and weather resistance. Across the United States, millions of homes and buildings were painted ... -
Potential health risks of trace elements in adobe brick houses in a historical mining town: Potosí, Bolivia
(2015-04-21)The objectives of this study were to investigate trace elements in adobe houses and to characterize potential health risks from children’s exposure in Potosí, Bolivia. The city of Potosí sits at the base of the Cerro Rico ...
