PMID: 8455298Apr 7, 1993Paper

Lead-contaminated soil abatement and urban children's blood lead levels

JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association
M WeitzmanA Beiser

Abstract

To test the hypothesis that a reduction of 1000 ppm or more of lead in soil accessible to children would result in a decrease of at least 0.14 mumol/L (3 micrograms/dL) in blood lead levels. Urban neighborhoods with a high incidence of childhood lead poisoning and high soil lead levels. Randomized controlled trial of the effects of lead-contaminated soil abatement on blood lead levels of children followed up for approximately 1 year after the intervention. A total of 152 children less than 4 years of age with venous blood lead levels of 0.34 to 1.16 mumol/L (7 to 24 micrograms/dL). Children were largely poor and had a mean age at baseline of 32 months, a mean blood lead level of 0.60 mumol/L (12.5 micrograms/dL), and a median surface soil lead level of 2075 ppm. Children were randomized to one of three groups: the study group, whose homes received soil and interior dust abatement and loose paint removal; comparison group A, whose homes received interior dust abatement and loose paint removal; and comparison group B, whose homes received only interior loose paint removal. Change in children's blood lead levels from preabatement levels to levels approximately 6 and 11 months after abatement. The mean decline in blood lead level b...Continue Reading

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