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Title: Assessment of the quantity and significance of lead on the hands of inner-city children in the United Kingdom

Conference · · Trace Subst. Environ. Health; (United States)
OSTI ID:5896858

The exposure of young children to environmental lead has received much attention in recent years. The ingestion of lead contaminated dust from children's hands is thought to be an important route of intake for this group. A study was carried out to determine the quantity of lead present on the hands of around 100 children (approximately 1-3 years of age) attending playgroups in inner-city areas in the United Kingdom. The mean lead levels found (ug total both hands) ranged from 3.8-8.5 ug Pb. The use of the handwipe method in a large, integrated study, recently completed by the Applied Geochemistry Research Group and others in 97 inner-city homes in Birmingham, U.K., is outlined. The significance of this pathway to the child's total intake is also discussed. 15 references, 4 figures, 3 tables.

Research Organization:
Imperial College, London, England
OSTI ID:
5896858
Report Number(s):
CONF-860626-
Journal Information:
Trace Subst. Environ. Health; (United States), Conference: 20. annual conference on trace substances in environmental health, Columbia, MO, USA, 2 Jun 1986
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English