Exterior surface dust lead, interior house dust lead and childhood lead exposure in an urban environment

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Trace Subst. Environ. Health; (United States)

OSTI ID:6059442

Bornschein, R L; Succop, P A; Krafft, K M; Clark, C S; Peace, B; Hammond, P B

The impact of urban lead exposure is being examined in a prospective study of several hundred children followed from birth to five years of age. A wide range of social, behavioral, biological and environmental factors are being assessed at approximately one year intervals beginning at birth. Previous analyses on this cohort have indicated a strong relationship between hand lead and hand-to-mouth activity and suggests that this is an important mechanism of inadvertent ingestion of lead in infants and young children. The present analyses was undertaken to examine the joint influence of lead in exterior surface dust and interior lead-containing painted surfaces on lead levels in house dust. In addition the joint influence of exterior and interior surface dust lead on children's hand lead content and blood lead concentration was examined. At 18 months of age 38% of the observed variation in blood lead was accounted for by hand lead and dust lead. Interior paint lead and exterior surface dust lead accounted for 52% of the observed variation in interior surface dust lead concentration. Exterior surface dust lead, obtained from exterior surface scrapings, indirectly influenced blood lead through its impact on interior house dust lead and children's hand lead content, but had no observable direct impact on blood lead. 13 references, 4 figures, 3 tables.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati, OH
• OSTI ID: 6059442
• Report Number(s): CONF-860626-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Trace Subst. Environ. Health; (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AGE GROUPS
AIR POLLUTION
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
CHILDREN
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METALS
NUMERICAL DATA
PAINTS
POLLUTION
URBAN AREAS