Lead in United Kingdom soils and dusts in relation to environmental standards and guidelines

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

OSTI ID:6078213

Thornton, I

Concentrations of lead in British soils are frequently elevated due to both natural and man-made sources. A long history of mining and smelting has resulted in extensive metal pollution in specific areas. These extend to some 6000 sq km of agricultural land and include some small towns and villages. In these geochemical hot-spot areas lead passes in limited amounts into the food chain resulting in moderate elevations in blood lead concentrations in both grazing livestock and in children living in the old mining communities. There are no reported adverse effects on the health of livestock or the human population. A national survey of metals in dusts and soils in urban areas of Britain has shown elevated concentrations of lead in a significant proportion of households particularly those sampled in London. The results of this survey are compared with national standards and guidelines. 22 references, 3 tables.

• Research Organization: Imperial College, London, England
• OSTI ID: 6078213
• Report Number(s): CONF-860626-
• Journal Information: Trace Subst. Environ. Health; (United States), Conference: 20. annual conference on trace substances in environmental health, Columbia, MO, USA, 2 Jun 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FOOD CHAINS
CONTAMINATION
LEAD
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
SOILS
DUSTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
STANDARDS
SURVEYS
UNITED KINGDOM
URBAN AREAS
DATA
ELEMENTS
EUROPE
INFORMATION
METALS
NUMERICAL DATA
POLLUTION
WESTERN EUROPE
510200* - Environment
Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)
500200 - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)