The relationship between air lead and blood lead in a modern US lead-acid battery facility: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To date there has been little observational evidence on the relationship between air lead and blood lead at relatively low workplace air lead concentrations. This study sought to improve upon prior studies methodologically and aimed to examine this relationship in a modern workplace environment.

Methods

Personal measurements of air lead and blood lead concentrations were collected in a modern lead-acid battery manufacturing facility in the United States. A total of 236 workers and their 2221 air-blood lead measurement pairs, collected between 2001 and 2021, were included in the statistical analysis. The association between air lead and blood lead was examined using linear mixed-effects models to account for data correlation. Potential confounders adjusted for incl

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11742368 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature