Children and lead: new findings and concerns
Journal Article
·
· N.Engl. J. Med.; (United States)
An editorial dealing with lead in the environment and its health risks to children is presented. Young children are particularly vulnerable to lead exposure. Through hand-to-mouth activities, such as thumb sucking, nail biting, or eating with dirty hands, lead in house dust and garden soil readily enters their bodies. Children with pica are exposed to more lead because they eat such items as paint chips, broken plaster, and dirt. Moreover, intestinal lead absorption is greater in children than in adults. The author recommends a concerted effort to reduce undue lead absorption in children. (JMT)
- OSTI ID:
- 6851803
- Journal Information:
- N.Engl. J. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: N.Engl. J. Med.; (United States) Vol. 307:10; ISSN NEJMA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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560306* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Man-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ABSORPTION
AGE GROUPS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BODY FLUIDS
CHILDREN
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INTESTINAL ABSORPTION
LEAD
MATERIALS
METALS
RECOMMENDATIONS
UPTAKE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ABSORPTION
AGE GROUPS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BODY FLUIDS
CHILDREN
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INTESTINAL ABSORPTION
LEAD
MATERIALS
METALS
RECOMMENDATIONS
UPTAKE