Assessment of Child Lead Exposure in a Philadelphia Community, 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Several urban neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have a history of soil, household lead paint, and potential lead-emitting industry contamination.

Objectives

To (1) describe blood lead levels (BLLs) in target neighborhoods, (2) identify risk factors and sources of lead exposure, (3) describe household environmental lead levels, and (4) compare results with existing data.

Methods

A simple, random, cross-sectional sampling strategy was used to enroll children 8 years or younger living in selected Philadelphia neighborhoods with a history of lead-emitting industry during July 2014. Geometric mean of child BLLs and prevalence of BLLs of 5 μg/dL or more were calculated. Linear and logistic regression analyses were used to ascertain risk factors for e

SUBMITTER: Dignam T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6916666 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan/Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature