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Titre :	A community-initiated study of blood lead levels of Nicaraguan children living near a battery factory. (1998)
Auteurs :	C. MORALES BONILLA ; E.A. MAUSS
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	American journal of public health (vol. 88, n° 12, 1998)
Pagination :	1843-1845
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Plomb ; Taux ; Plasma sanguin ; Industrie ; Exposition ; Pollution ; Domicile ; Epidémiologie ; Facteur risque ; Enfant ; Homme ; Nicaragua ; Amérique ; Amérique centrale
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 6CLvPR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objective in response to requests by purents on Managua Nicaragua, whose neighborhood boiders a battery factory 97 children were tested for blood lead, as were 30 children in a neighborhood without an obvious souree of environmental Head. Methods Venous blood was examined by atomie absorption spectrophotemetry. Educational workshops were conducted. Results. Mean blood lead levels were 17.2 149.92 mug/dL in the index children and 7.40-5.37 mug/dL in the control d'<. 00 1). Conclusions. Children living near the battery factory are at increased risk of lead poisonning. The parents were able to permon the government to control the factory emissions and to improve appropriate health services. The factory is now closed.

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