Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance – United States, 1994 and First Quarter 1995

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Beaudoin, D. ; Carvette, B. ; Fowler, C. ; Gergely, Rita M. ; Gerwel, Barbara T. ; Gostin, Judith E. ; Ingram-Stewart, V. ; Jung, B. C. ; Kaufman, J. ; Keyvan-Larijani, Ezatollah ; Lehnherr, M. ; Lofgren, J. P. ; Marino, R. ; Payne, Susan F. ; Perrotta, Dennis M. ; Rabin, Richard A. ; Randolph, Susan ; Rhoades, E. ; Sandoval, A. ; Scoblic, M. ; Stone, Robert R. ; Thistle-Elliott, L. ; Toof, L.
• Description:
  CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance program (ABLES) monitors elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) among adults in the United States. Twenty-three states currently report surveillance results to ABLES. Maine is the 23rd state, and its data (beginning in 1994) are included for the first time in this report. This report presents ABLES data for the first quarter of 1995 compared with the first quarter of 1994 and annual data for 1994 compared with 1993. First Quarter Reports 1995. During January-March 1995, the number of reports of elevated BLLs increased by 10% over those reported for the same period in 1994. The number of reports increased at the lowest reporting level (25-39 ug/dL), but decreased at all higher reporting levels (40-49 ug/dL, 50-59 ug/dL, and greater than or equal to 60 ug/dL). The trend of increasing reports at the lower levels and decreasing reports at the higher levels is consistent with the 1994 fourth quarter report. Annual Reports 1994. The reported number of adults with elevated BLLs increased from 11,240 in 1993 to 12,137 in 1994; this increase resulted, in part, from the addition of three reporting states in 1994. A total of 5619 new cases accounted for 46% of the cases reported in 1994, compared with 59% new cases in 1993. Compared with 1993, the proportion of new cases declined in the 25-39 ug/dL, 40-49 ug/dL, and 50-59 ug/dL categories and increased in the greater than or equal to 60 ug/dL category. Even with additional states reporting, the number of new cases decreased 15% from 1993 through 1994. This decrease may be explained in part by the definition of a new case, which is an elevated BLL ( greater than or equal to 25 ug/dL) in an adult reported in state surveillance data in the current year but which was not recorded in the immediately preceding year. By this definition, all persons reported represent new cases in the year a state begins surveillance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Dust Environmental Exposure Hematologic Diseases Hematologic Tests Kidney Diseases Lead Lead Poisoning Nervous System Nervous System Disorders Occupational Health Safety Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System

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• Keywords:
  Blood-analysis Blood-disorders Blood-sampling Cardiovascular-system-disorders Central-nervous-system-disorders Environmental-exposure Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Kidney-disorders Lead-absorption Lead-compounds Lead-dust Neurotoxic-effects Region-1 Region-2 Region-3 Region-4 Region-5 Region-6 Region-7 Region-8 Region-9 Region-10 Reproductive-system-disorders Surveillance-programs

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  44
• Issue:
  27
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031777
• Citation:
  MMWR 1995 Jul; 44(27):515-517
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/182988/cdc_182988_DS1.pdf
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