Open AccessLead exposure in a firing range.
Author(s) -
Thomas E. Novotny,
M. Cook,
J Hughes,
S A Lee
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.77.9.1225
Subject(s) - lead exposure , lead (geology) , lead poisoning , environmental health , range (aeronautics) , medicine , occupational exposure , biology , psychiatry , engineering , cats , paleontology , aerospace engineering
We report lead exposure in four employees of a privately owned shooting range, one of whom had neurological toxicity due to lead. Increasing time worked at the range was associated with elevation of blood lead. This incident emphasizes the risk of airborne lead exposure to employees of firing ranges.
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