Revisiting Nonresidential Environmental Exposures and Childhood Lead Poisoning in the US: Findings from Kansas, 2000–2005
Joint Authors
Sharma, Ravi K.
Benson, Stacey
Duan, Chunzhe
Talbott, Evelyn O.
Brink, LuAnn L.
Wu, Wen Chi
Marsh, Gary M.
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Although blood lead levels (BLLs) in US children have dramatically declined over the past 40 years, there remain pockets of children living in areas with elevated BLLs.
While some increases (≥10 μg/dL) may be associated with legacy lead paint, ambient air lead may be contributing to the problem.
A deidentified dataset of information on over 60,000 Kansas children under 3 years of age who were tested for BLL was provided through the Kansas Environmental Public Health Tracking Network for the period 2000–2005.
Using ArcGIS, we calculated distance (in miles) from a lead-emitting industry referred to as a toxic release inventory (TRI) site.
The USEPA TRI database tracks the management of certain toxic chemicals that may pose a threat to human health.
US facilities in different industry sectors must report annually amount of substances like lead into the environment including their exact location.
Distance from a TRI site was inversely related to BLL after controlling for area-level poverty and pre-1950 housing.
The results of our evaluation indicate there is a significant relationship between proximity to lead industry and childhood BLLs.
Proximity to sources of lead emissions should be evaluated as a possible factor when identifying children for targeted BLL testing.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Brink, LuAnn L.& Talbott, Evelyn O.& Marsh, Gary M.& Sharma, Ravi K.& Benson, Stacey& Wu, Wen Chi…[et al.]. 2016. Revisiting Nonresidential Environmental Exposures and Childhood Lead Poisoning in the US: Findings from Kansas, 2000–2005. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Brink, LuAnn L.…[et al.]. Revisiting Nonresidential Environmental Exposures and Childhood Lead Poisoning in the US: Findings from Kansas, 2000–2005. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108546
American Medical Association (AMA)
Brink, LuAnn L.& Talbott, Evelyn O.& Marsh, Gary M.& Sharma, Ravi K.& Benson, Stacey& Wu, Wen Chi…[et al.]. Revisiting Nonresidential Environmental Exposures and Childhood Lead Poisoning in the US: Findings from Kansas, 2000–2005. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108546
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1108546