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A STUDY OF LEAD CONCENTRATIONS IN BLOOD OF CHILDREN (AND SOME ADULTS) OF SOUTHERN TASMANIA
Author(s) -
Bloom Harry,
Lewis Ian Calder,
Kishimoto Ryutaro
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb70770.x
Subject(s) - lead (geology) , medicine , lead exposure , blood lead level , lead poisoning , pediatrics , toxicology , biology , cats , paleontology , psychiatry
Blood lead analyses were undertaken for 201 subjects (mostly children). The concentrations of lead were found to range from 8 μg/100 ml to 34 μ9/100 ml (mean 17·4 μg/100 ml) for urban as against 12 μg/100 ml to 26 μg/100 ml (mean 17·8 μg/100 ml) for suburban areas. Small subpopulations were also compared in the study of children attending a rural area school and an urban school. Although the concentrations of lead in blood for all subjects were below currently accepted toxic levels, approximately 8% were in the area of 25 μg/100 ml and above. This is of concern as 25 μg/100 ml is the currently suggested “danger” blood lead level for children.