Relating tooth and blood lead levels in children

Journal Article · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1995 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209464· OSTI ID:135820

Rabinowitz, M B ^[1]

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1. Marine Biological Lab., Woods Hole, MA (United States)

Lead concentrations in shed teeth have found increasing utility in research studies of lead exposure and child development. Teeth are useful because they record lead levels and are easily collected. However, in considering internal doses of lead, most of what has been learned about human lead toxicity and kinetics has been expressed in terms of blood lead concentrations. For example, a computerized literature search found {open_quotes}blood lead{close_quotes} as a key word in 1,035 articles cited between January and October 1994. Only 9 articles were found for {open_quotes}tooth lead{close_quotes}. Because of the advantages of using teeth to assess lead exposure, the relation between teeth and blood lead levels deserves more attention. 14 refs., 1 fig., 1 tab.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 135820
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Journal Name: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 55; ISSN 0007-4861; ISSN BECTA6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
BLOOD
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHILDREN
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
LEAD
TEETH