Soil lead abatement and children's blood lead levels in an urban setting.
- 1 December 1998
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 88 (12) , 1837-1839
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.88.12.1837
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The effect of abating soil lead was assessed among Baltimore children. The hypothesis was that a reduction of 1000 parts per million would reduce children's blood lead levels by 0.14 to 0.29 mumol/L (3-6 micrograms/dL). METHODS: In 2 neighborhoods (study and control), 187 children completed the protocol. In the study area, contaminated soil was replaced with clean soil. RESULTS: Soil lead abatement in this study did not lower children's blood lead. CONCLUSIONS: Although it did not show an effect in this study, soil lead abatement may be useful in certain areas.Keywords
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