Assessing the population-wide exposure to lead pollution in Kabwe, Zambia: an econometric estimation based on survey data.

ABSTRACT: This study quantitatively assessed the population-wide lead poisoning conditions in Kabwe, Zambia, a town with severe lead pollution. While existing data have reported concerning blood lead levels (BLLs) of residents in pollution hotspots, the data representing the entire population are lacking. Further, selection bias is a concern. Given the lack of compulsory testing schemes, BLLs have been observed from voluntary participants in blood sampling surveys, but such data can represent higher or lower BLLs than the population average because of factors simultaneously affecting participation and BLLs. To illustrate the lead poisoning conditions of the population, we expanded the focus of our surveys and then econometrically estimated the BLLs of individuals representing the population, includi

SUBMITTER: Yamada D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7492281 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature