Assessment of lead in soil and housedust using portable XRF instruments
Conference
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OSTI ID:276428
- Environmental Protection Agency, Lexington, MA (United States). Regional Lab.
In the field of Childhood Lead Poisoning there is a growing awareness that testing of children`s blood to prevent lead poisoning is not a totally satisfactory program. Most chronic low level lead poisoning is now recognized to be primarily caused by normal hand-to-mouth activity. Where soil and housedust contain high levels of lead, ingestion of lead by 1--3 year-olds is an inescapable consequence. It is therefore necessary to determine the level of lead in a child`s home environment before the child ingests enough dust and soil to raise its blood lead to a level of concern.
- OSTI ID:
- 276428
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950209--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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