| Document ID (ISN) | 62592 |
| CIS number |
94-1223 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0090-0036 - American Journal of Public Health |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Maizlish N., Rudolph L. |
| Title |
California adults with elevated blood lead levels, 1987 through 1990 |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1993, Vol.83, No.3, p.402-405. 9 ref. |
| Abstract |
Follow-up data based on California (USA) blood lead registry reports (95% of whom occupationally exposed adults) are presented. From 1987 through 1990, the California Department of Health Services received 17,951 reports for 4,069 civilian, non-institutionalized adults employed by at least 328 companies. Of 232 incident case subjects with severe toxicity (2.90µgmol/L or greater), 182 were successfully traced and interviewed. Index case subjects were mostly male (95%) and disproportionately Hispanic (46%); 35% lived with children aged seven or younger, and 10% had been hospitalized. Ninety-four percent involved over-exposures at worksites that lacked medical removal (50%), ventilation (36%), appropriate respirators (62%), training (64%), clothing changes (45%), or showering (60%). Tabular data are given indicating the distribution of persons by peak blood lead levels, according to Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
USA; California; determination in blood; exposure evaluation; lead |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
statistics; race-linked differences |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Exposure evaluation
Lead and compounds
|
