Chronic lead exposure in children living in Miskolc Hungary, on the basis of teeth lead levels

Journal Article · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1997 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s001289900349· OSTI ID:518654

Selypes, A ^[1]; Banfalvi, S ^[2]; Bokros, F ^[3]

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1. Univ. Medical School of Pecs (Hungary)
2. Children`s Dental Polyclinic, Miskolc (Hungary)
3. Institute of Public Health, Miskolc (Hungary); and others

The lead pollution of the environment is a global problem. The major part of lead pollution can derive from the traffic, from exhausted gases of vehicles. Adverse health effects of lead exposure in childhood are well documented. Blood lead (Pb) levels are indicis of absorption during the previous 21- 30 days, whereas measurements of Pb in bone and in teeth reflect cumulative lead exposure. On the basis of that knowledge, we wanted to determine the tooth lead levels of children living in Miskolc, Hungary. The city of Miskolc is situated on the North-East part of Hungary, and can be characterized by urban-industrial air pollution. The population of the city is about 200,000. 10 refs., 1 fig., 3 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 518654
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol. 58, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
LEAD
CHRONIC EXPOSURE
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
CHILDREN
TEETH
HUNGARY
HUMAN POPULATIONS