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Lead from dust and water as exposure sources for children |
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| Authors: | Gillian M Raab Duncan P H Laxen Mary Fulton |
| Institution: | (1) Medical Statistics Unit, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, EH8 9AG Edinburgh;(2) Department of Geology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, EH9 3JW Edinburgh;(3) Department of Community Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, EH8 9AG Edinburgh;(4) Present address: London Scientific Services, County Hall, SE1 7PB London |
| Abstract: | Data from the Edinburgh Lead Study are used to estimate the respective contributions of water and dust lead to blood lead in 6–9 year old children. Both sources are significantly related to blood lead. An exposure of 100  g/l in kitchen cold water is estimated to be equivalent to 2700 g/g of lead in dust. In this population water is a more important source of lead than dust for the bulk of the population.This paper is also being published in Proceedings of the Conference on  Lead in the Home Environment and is one of several selected from SEGH sponsored conferences for simultaneous publication in this journal. |
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