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- Title
Una década de monitoreo de plomo en sangre en niños escolares del área metropolitana de Monterrey, NL.
- Authors
Santos-Guzmán, Jesús; Madrigal-Ávila, Claudia; Hernández-Hernández, José Ascención; Mejía-Velázquez, Gerardo; Eraña-Rojas, Irma Elisa; Elizondo-Montemayor, Leticia; Villela, Luis
- Abstract
Objective. To establish the blood lead concentration and associated risk factors in schoolchildren during 1998 and 2008. Materials and methods. A blood lead screen ing was conducted in schoolchildren of 6-12 years of age, enrolled in 17 elementary schools of the metropolitan area of Monterrey, México, during 1998 and 2008. Results. The mean blood lead level were 9.6 ± 3.0 (µg/dL range of 3.18 to 20.88) in 1998 and 4.5±4.8 µg/dL (range of 3.3 to 53.7) showing a 2.1-times reduction in blood lead levels (p<0.01). Conclusions. This reduction in blood lead levels demonstrate environmental and industrial control improvements and the benefits of fading out the leaded gasoline during the 1990's.
- Subjects
LEAD poisoning in children; PEDIATRIC toxicology; HOUSING &; health; HEALTH of school children; MEDICAL screening; ENVIRONMENTAL monitoring; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of lead
- Publication
Salud Pública de México, 2014, Vol 56, Issue 6, p592
- ISSN
0036-3634
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21149/spm.v56i6.7385