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Time for a change in blood lead reference value for Chinese children by Li, Tao is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Time for a change in blood lead reference value for Chinese children about?
In China, the first and also the latest version of national childhood lead exposure control guidelines was issued by the National Health Commission in 2006, when the reference value of high blood lead exposure was set at 100 μg/L and lead poisoning was set at 200 μg/L. Lead exposure levels have been decreasing in China over the last few decades, with almost all blood lead concentrations in children under 7 years of age being under 100 μg/L in non-industrial areas. However, lead concentrations lower than 100 μg/L in blood in children are associated with neurodevelopmental deficits. Thus, if the reference value remains at a high level, a large percent of children with exposure levels that are high but lower than the current reference value will be diagnosed as 'safe' and be ignored. Thus, we appeal that the reference value should be lowered according to local actual exposure level. A more stringent reference value would give care givers, doctors, communities, and officials more opportunities to take action earlier.
Who reads Time for a change in blood lead reference value for Chinese children?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Environmental Science.
- Author
- Li, Tao
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0045-6535)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)