Massive Childhood Lead Poisoning: The Price of Nigerian Gold
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Massive Childhood Lead Poisoning: The Price of Nigerian Gold
Many studies report the impact of various environmental chemicals on children’s neurological development as “clinically insignificant.” But this designation, which describes the individual child, does not always reflect the broader implications of exposure for the overall population—i.e., that a mild but frequent impact could add up to a substantial population-level burden. A new analysis estab...
متن کاملLead poisoning in childhood.
CHILDHOOD plumbism has features that distinguish it from the adult disorder in aetiology, presentation and prognosis. The prevalence of the condition has yet to be determined since, although not uncommon in urban paediatric units, it is likely that only severe cases are recognized. Since the sequelae include death and cerebral damage, it is important that children exposed to lead be identified ...
متن کاملStatement on Childhood Lead Poisoning
Lead remains a significant hazard to the health of American children.’3 Virtually all children in the United States are exposed to lead that has been dispersed in air, dust, and soil by the combustion of leaded gasoline. Several hundred thousand children, most of them living in older houses, are at risk of ingesting lead-based paint as well as leadbearing soil and house dust contaminated by the...
متن کاملStatement on Childhood Lead Poisoning
Lead remains a significant hazard to the health of American children.’3 Virtually all children in the United States are exposed to lead that has been dispersed in air, dust, and soil by the combustion of leaded gasoline. Several hundred thousand children, most of them living in older houses, are at risk of ingesting lead-based paint as well as leadbearing soil and house dust contaminated by the...
متن کاملStatement on Childhood Lead Poisoning
Lead remains a significant hazard to the health of American children.’3 Virtually all children in the United States are exposed to lead that has been dispersed in air, dust, and soil by the combustion of leaded gasoline. Several hundred thousand children, most of them living in older houses, are at risk of ingesting lead-based paint as well as leadbearing soil and house dust contaminated by the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.120-a165a