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This is a follow-up study of UNEP/WHO Pilot Project on Assessment of Human Exposure to Lead and Cadmium through Biological Monitoring, carried out in 1983/1984 The main objectives of the follow-up study were: to study whether differences in blood-lead levels found between countries in the Biological Monitoring Project were confirmed and were primarily due to exposure via ingested lead (oral intake) or via inhaled lead; to make a preliminary survey, in selected areas, of the possible sources of high exposure (Malta, Belgium) Four countries participated: Belgium, Malta, Mexico, Sweden To insure comparability between the populations, certain categories were monitored: teachers for socio-economic status, non smoking males, aged between 25 and 50 years old The blood-lead concentration (Pb B) was measured to determine the current exposure and the feces-lead excretion (Pb F) was determined to find out the part of the exposure due to ingestion Blood-lead levels and feces-lead excretion were very different between the four countries Median values for Pb B, in g Pb/l, were, in decreasing values 247 in Malta, 188 in Mexico, 135 in Belgium and 53 in Sweden Median values for Pb F, in gg Pb/day,

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Author

F. Claeys-Thoreau; L. Thiessen; P. Bruaux; G. Ducoffre; G. Verduyn

Publisher

Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 0340-0131)

Published

1987

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)