Potential sources and racial disparities in the residential distribution of soil arsenic and lead among pregnant women.

ABSTRACT: Exposure to arsenic (As) or lead (Pb) has been associated with adverse health outcomes, and high-risk populations can be disproportionately exposed to these metals in soils. The objectives of this study were: to examine if predicted soil As and Pb concentrations at maternal residences of South Carolina (SC) low-income mothers differed based on maternal race (non-Hispanic black versus white), to examine whether differences in predicted residential soil As and Pb concentrations among black and white mothers differed by socioeconomic status (SES), and to examine whether such disparities persisted after controlling for anthropogenic sources of these metals, including direction from, and distance to industrial facilities. Kriged soil As and Pb concentrations were estimated at maternal residence

SUBMITTER: Davis HT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4808624 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature