Document ID (ISN) | 111425 |
CIS number |
11-0090 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0121-9774 - Salud, Trabajo y Ambiente |
Year |
2009 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Hurtado C.M., Gutiérrez M., Echeverry J. |
Title |
Clinical aspects and lead levels in children paraoccupationally exposed to the process of recycling car batteries in Soacha and Bogotá D.C. |
Original title |
Aspectos clínicos y niveles de plomo en niños expuestos de manera paraocupacional en el proceso de reciclaje de baterías de automóviles en Soacha y Bogotá D.C. [in Spanish] |
Bibliographic information |
3rd quarter 2009, Vol.16, No.1, p.17-25. Illus. 44 ref. |
Abstract |
Following a case of lead poisoning in a city of Colombia, this study was undertaken to establish blood lead levels in children indirectly exposed to lead through the battery recycling activities of close relatives or neighbours. Thirty-two children under the age of twelve were studied. All subjects showed high levels of blood lead (2-9 times maximum acceptable values). There was evidence of Burton lines, indicative of lead poisoning. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
Descriptors (primary) |
lead; storage batteries; children; recycling of materials; paraoccupational exposure |
Descriptors (secondary) |
Colombia; lead poisoning; gingival lines; determination in blood |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Lead and compounds
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