United States house dust Pb concentrations are influenced by soil, paint, and house age: insights from a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lead (Pb) in house dust contributes significantly to blood lead levels (BLLs) in children which may result in dire health consequences. Assessment of house dust Pb in the United States, relationships with Pb in soil and paint, and residential factors influencing Pb concentrations are essential to probing drivers of house dust Pb exposure.

Objective

Pb concentrations in vacuum-collected house dust are characterized across 346 homes participating in the American Health Homes Survey II (AHHS II), a US survey (2018-2019) evaluating residential Pb hazards. Connections between house dust Pb and soil Pb, paint Pb, and other residential factors are evaluated, and dust Pb concentration data are compared to paired loading data to understand Pb hazard standard implications.<

SUBMITTER: Sowers TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11303246 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature