The lead content of teeth. Evidence establishing new minimal levels of exposure in a living preindustrialized human population.

Archives of Environmental Health
I M ShapiroS H Katz

Abstract

Teeth were collected from populations differing in their degree of industrialization and from prehistoric populations. Lead analysis of dentine revealed that in contemporary teeth the lead level was related to the degree of industrialization and that in prehistoric teeth very low concentrations of lead were present. Because tooth lead reflects the body burden of lead, this result suggested that the prehistoric populations and modern nonindustrial populations were exposed to environments low in lead. Teeth from a contemporary population of nonindustrialized Indians of the Lacandon forest in Mexico contain lead in concentrations comparable with those of the prehistoric populations. Comparison of the Indian teeth with teeth from a modern industrial population reveals a 45-fold difference in median tooth lead level. This finding lends support to the hypothesis that high levels of urban lead pollution result in elevated body burdens of lead.

References

Dec 1, 1972·Environmental Research·I M ShapiroO C Tuncay
Jun 28, 1973·Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry·I M ShapiroH L Needleman
Jan 31, 1974·The New England Journal of Medicine·H L NeedlemanI M Shapiro
Apr 15, 1972·Experientia·S A Krolenko, V V Fedorov
Feb 1, 1962·The Journal of Pediatrics·L F ALTSHULLERR A KEHOE

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 26, 1979·The New England Journal of Medicine·J E EricsonC C Patterson
Sep 1, 1979·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·U EwersE A Schürmann
Aug 1, 1976·Royal Society of Health Journal·R Stephens, H A Waldron
Apr 1, 1991·Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology·R CleymaetD Coomans
Nov 1, 1988·Archives of Environmental Health·L E WittmersA Alich
May 1, 1982·Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology·S A WitkowskiR W Field
Aug 1, 1981·British Journal of Industrial Medicine·A Steenhout, M Pourtois
Feb 1, 1984·Biological Trace Element Research·I M Shapiro, J Marecek
Jun 1, 1991·Environmental Health Perspectives·J E EricsonA R Flegal
Jan 1, 1988·Critical Reviews in Toxicology·P Grandjean
Sep 1, 1981·Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology·W A BeresfordM P Waalkes
Jan 1, 1977·Physics in Medicine and Biology·P BlochI M Shapiro
Jun 1, 1988·Biological Trace Element Research·A HisanagaN Ishinishi
Dec 1, 1989·Biological Trace Element Research·A HisanagaY Eguchi
Oct 1, 1991·Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology·M B RabinowitzJ D Wang
Jul 1, 1977·Archives of Environmental Health·A C MackieA Townshend
Jul 1, 1978·Archives of Environmental Health·G Fosse, N P Justesen
Feb 1, 1983·Environmental Health Perspectives·T W ClarksonC Cox
Jul 1, 1994·Medicinal Research Reviews·I A al-Saleh
Nov 1, 1978·Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics·J Eisinger
Mar 1, 1996·Environmental Health Perspectives·B L Gulson
Nov 1, 1983·Archives of Environmental Health·J MarecekM L Hediger
Oct 1, 1990·Environmental Research·P Grandjean, P J Jørgensen
Jul 1, 1976·Current Problems in Pediatrics·H S Zarkowsky
May 7, 1998·Applied Radiation and Isotopes : Including Data, Instrumentation and Methods for Use in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine·P BlochB Revich

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.