scholarly journals The Effects of Lead Contamination in Public Health Case: Pesarean Village, Tegal District, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 03012
Author(s):  
Indah Lestari ◽  
Tri Edhi Budhi Soesilo ◽  
Haruki Agustina
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Lead Contamination ◽  
Lead Acid Battery ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Open Dumping

Lead is one of the ten main chemicals that was found naturally in the earth's crust and has toxic effects to human health. Direct contamination due to the re-suspension of dust containing lead from soil can be inhaled by certain environmental conditions, for example in dry season and enter human body directly. The aim of this study was analyzing the effect of lead contamination toward human health in Pasarean Village.The research was conducted in Pesarean Village, Tegal District where metal smelting and used lead acid battery smelting had been done in more than 10 years ago and left the waste aside as an open dumping waste. The method that was used in this study were qualitative method using questionnaire and reviewing secondary data which was supported with literature reviews. The result showed that almost 80% of people has acute and chronic symptoms of lead poisoning and it showed that lead contained in blood was high or exceeding the blood lead level standard in human.

Contribution of house dust contamination towards lead exposure among children in Karachi, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-275
Author(s):  
Akihiko Ikegami ◽  
Mayumi Ohtsu ◽  
Ambreen Sahito ◽  
Adeel Ahmed Khan ◽  
Zafar Fatmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lead Exposure ◽  
House Dust ◽  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Lead Contamination ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Tolerable Weekly Intake ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Lead Intake

AbstractLead exposure is associated with impaired neurodevelopment among children. House dust is recognized as one of the important secondary sources of lead exposure in children. We assessed the relationship between lead contamination in house dust and blood lead level in Pakistani children. We investigated lead contamination in house dust samples collected from 59 houses in Karachi, Pakistan. The lead content of house dust in Pakistan was relatively higher than that reported in previous studies. Weekly lead intakes from house dust were considerably higher among Pakistani children. In Pakistani children, 12% (7 of 58) showed lead intake values greater than the previous Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake of lead. A correlation (Pearson’s correlation = 0.37) was found between weekly lead intake from house dust and blood lead level in Pakistani children. In addition, blood lead levels were significantly higher in children with high lead intakes than in children with low and medium lead intakes. Thus, house dust is an important source of lead exposure in Pakistani children.

scholarly journals Correlation Between Blood Lead Level (BLL) And Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women In Surabaya Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Dewi Moelyaningrum
Keyword(s):  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Spinal Pain ◽  
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
Lead Contamination ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Post Menopause

This paper has been published in proceeding of The 1st International Symposium of Public Health "Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases. Nopember 30, 2016. pages 190-197. S3 Ilmu Kesehatan , Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Airlangga. Cetakan Pertama- Oktober 2017. Lead (Pb) compounds indicate that some toxic effects influence our health such of osteoporosis. This research was to identify the source of lead contamination and to analyze the association between blood lead level (BLL), the symptom of osteoporosis and occurence of osteoporosis among post menopause women. A cross- sectional study was conducted in Surabaya City Indonesia. The sample size was 60 persons, randomly selected from post menopause women age 50-65 years. The observed variables were lead blood level, assessed using atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) and bone mineral density of spine and hip, assessed using Dual X-Ray Examination Absorbtiometry (DXA). The mean value of blood lead level was 11.135 μ/dL. Multiple regression showed that, there was significant correlation between the history of work and Blood lead level (p=0.037). There are significant association between fracture (p=0.027), bone fragility (p=0.008), spinal pain (p=0.016) with osteoporosis. Age (p=0.002), blood lead levell (p=0,055), calcium consumption (p=0.022) and exercise regularly (p=0.08) were together significant correlation with the occurence of osteoporosis. These variables increase the risk of osteoporosis, simultaneously. It implies that to prevent osteoporosis, the possible source of lead contamination should be avoided, meanwhile post menopause women shall improve calcium intake and doing exercise regularly.

scholarly journals Blood lead level and risk of hypertension in the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2016

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Man Fung Tsoi ◽  
Chris Wai Hang Lo ◽  
Tommy Tsang Cheung ◽  
Bernard Man Yung Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Lead Exposure ◽  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
The United States ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Environmental Lead ◽  
Lead Levels

AbstractLead is a heavy metal without a biological role. High level of lead exposure is known to be associated with hypertension, but the risk at low levels of exposure is uncertain. In this study, data from US NHANES 1999–2016 were analyzed. Adults with blood lead and blood pressure measurements, or self-reported hypertension diagnosis, were included. If not already diagnosed, hypertension was defined according to the AHA/ACC 2017 hypertension guideline. Results were analyzed using R statistics version 3.5.1 with sample weight adjustment. Logistic regression was used to study the association between blood lead level and hypertension. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were estimated. Altogether, 39,477 participants were included. Every doubling in blood lead level was associated with hypertension (OR [95%CI] 1.45 [1.40–1.50]), which remained significant after adjusting for demographics. Using quartile 1 as reference, higher blood lead levels were associated with increased adjusted odds of hypertension (Quartile 4 vs. Quartile 1: 1.22 [1.09–1.36]; Quartile 3 vs. Quartile 1: 1.15 [1.04–1.28]; Quartile 2 vs. Quartile 1: 1.14 [1.05–1.25]). In conclusion, blood lead level is associated with hypertension in the general population with blood lead levels below 5 µg/dL. Our findings suggest that reducing present levels of environmental lead exposure may bring cardiovascular benefits by reducing blood pressure.

Hardness of Domestic Water and Blood Lead Levels

1983 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 645-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.C. Elwood ◽  
K.M. Phillips ◽  
N. Lowe ◽  
J.K. Phillips ◽  
C. Toothill
Keyword(s):  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Hard Water ◽  
Control Area ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
Solvent Water ◽  
Small Rise ◽  
Lead Levels

1 The effect on the blood lead levels of residents in an area in which a soft plumbo-solvent water was hardened is examined. 2 Water lead levels fell after hardening was introduced whereas there was a small rise in water lead levels in a control area monitored over the same time. 3 The blood lead levels of residents fell after hardening and the fall was slightly greater than would have been predicted on the basis of the change in water lead levels. This suggests that lead is less well absorbed from hard water than from soft water. 4 Following hardening there was a significant fall in mean blood lead level of subjects living in houses which had initially had negligible amounts of lead in the water. This suggests that hard water may interfere with the absorption of lead from sources other than water.

Lead Poisoning: Twenty Years After

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-505
Author(s):  
HENRIETTA SACHS ◽  
DONALD I. MOEL
Keyword(s):  
Disease Control ◽  
Lead Poisoning ◽  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Neurobehavioral Development ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

To the Editor.— In October 1991, the Centers for Disease Control decreased the blood lead level PbB) from 25 to 10 µg/dL and designated it as abnormal because of "overwhelming and compelling scientific evidence"1 that 10 µg/dL is associated with adverse neurobehavioral development. We have evidence to the contrary, obtained in a long-term follow-up of severely lead-poisoned children whom we treated before 1972 for PbBs between 80 and 470 µg/dL (mean, 150.3 ± 77.1 µg/dL); their mean age was 28 months.

scholarly journals Chronic Environmental and Occupational Lead Exposure and Kidney Function among African Americans: Dallas Lead Project II

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 2875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Reilly ◽  
Susan Spalding ◽  
Brad Walsh ◽  
Jeanne Wainer ◽  
Sue Pickens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Kidney Function ◽  
Lead Exposure ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Lead Smelter ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Negative Effect

Background: We examined the effects of lead on kidney function in occupationally and environmentally exposed adults from a Dallas lead smelter community that was the site of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund clean-up. All subjects were African Americans—a racial group that bears a disproportionate burden of kidney disease. Methods: A two-phase health screening was conducted. Phase II included a physical examination and laboratory tests. Study subjects were African Americans residents, aged ≥19 years to ≤89 years. Of 778 subjects, 726 were environmentally exposed and 52 were both occupationally and environmentally exposed. The effects of lead exposure on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were examined in three groups: male and female smelter-community residents, as well as males with both occupational and environmental exposure. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the dependence of eGFR on log (blood lead level), duration of residence in the community, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension. Results: There was a statistically significant negative effect on kidney function for all three groups. Comparison of female and male residents showed a slightly larger negative effect of blood lead level on eGFR in females versus males, with the largest effect seen in male smelter-working residents. For each unit increase (log10 10µg/dL = 1) in blood lead level, age-adjusted eGFR was reduced 21.2 mL/min/1.73 m2 in male residents, 25.3 mL/min/1.73 m2 in female residents and 59.2 mL/min/1.73 m2 in male smelter-working residents. Conclusions: Chronic lead exposure is associated with worsening kidney function in both African American male and female residents, as well as male workers in Dallas smelter communities. This effect is slightly, but not statistically significantly, worse in female residents than male residents, and significantly worse in males that both worked and resided in the smelter community.

scholarly journals Relationship of Roadside Worker's Characteristic with Blood Lead Level

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wirsal Hasan ◽  
Rahim Matondang ◽  
Alvi Syahrin ◽  
Chatarina Umbul Wahyuni ◽  
Taufik Ashar
Keyword(s):  
Blood Lead Level ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
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