Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance – United States, First Quarter, 1993

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Harrell, B. ; Woernle, C. H. ; Peterson, N. ; Fowler, C. ; Osorio, Ana Maria ; Payne, Susan F. ; Dupuy, C. J. ; Jung, B. ; Lehnherr, M. ; Howe, H. ; Choquette, K. ; Currier, Russell W. ; Jones, S. ; Wintermeyer, Laverne A. ; Coe, E. ; Laranjani, K. ; DeSilva, S. ; Rabin, Richard A. ; Dunbar, P. ; Ferrara, T. ; Solet, D. ; Royce, K. ; Gerwel, Barbara T. ; Valiante, David J. ; Ramaprasad, R. ; Stone, Robert R. ; Barnett, M. ; Gostin, Judith E. ; Marino, R. ; Gardner, A. ; Willis, Teresa M. ; Salzman, Diana L. ; Perrotta, Dennis M. ; Beaudoin, D. ; Thompson, Gerald G. ; Hanrahan, Lawrence P. ; Sarow, P.
• Description:
  Quarterly surveillance data from state based Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance programs for the first quarter of 1993 were presented. There were 4,447 reports of elevated blood lead (7439921) levels in adults in the 16 states in the program. There were 3,360 reports of 25 to 39 micrograms/deciliter (microg/dl), 846 reports of 40 to 49microg/dl, 162 reports of 50 to 59microg/dl, and 79 reports at or above 60microg/dl. An editorial note discussed take home exposure in children, and the detection of parental occupational exposure to lead through follow up of elevated lead levels in children. OSHA standards required that lead contaminated protective clothing and shoes be removed before leaving a workplace. This should reduce the amount of lead being transported into the homes of workers. New standards require that workers in the construction trades be extended regulatory coverage similar to those required under the OSHA lead regulations for general industry workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Pollution Epidemiology Family Hematologic Tests Lead Lead Poisoning Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; Epidemiology; Blood-analysis; Humans; Biological-monitoring; Occupational-exposure; Lead-poisoning; Families; Environmental-contamination
• Source:
  MMWR 1993 Jun; 42(22):437-439
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  22
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00235886
• Citation:
  MMWR 1993 Jun; 42(22):437-439
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:75e08e2eaa082c4c4d42a8ec12086437d36fa85ffae1a57d123c34662d42537a4a24397013592a61ab1ea6e7ff5db88b098cc61b1dde1fe81de69a4eba0f821b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/182995/cdc_182995_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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