Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance – United States, Second and Third Quarters, 1998, and Annual 1994–1997

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Lofgren, J. P. ; Schaller, Kristina E. ; Payne, Susan F. ; Jung, B. C. ; Gergely, Rita M. ; Davis, W. ; Keyvan-Larijani, Ezatollah ; Rabin, Richard A. ; Allemier, A. ; Falken, Myron C. ; DeLaurier, Carol ; Gerwel, Barbara T. ; Prophet, R. ; Stone, Robert R. ; Randolph, Susan ; Migliozzi, Adeline A. ; Rhoades, E. ; Sandoval, A. ; Gostin, Judith E. ; Stoeckel, Marie ; Gardner-Hillian, A. ; Salzman, Diana L. ; Ball, Wayne ; Toof, L. ; Rajaraman, P. ; Tierney, Jeanette M. ; Klietz, T.
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• Description:
  Chronic lead exposure in adults can damage the cardiovascular, central nervous, renal, reproductive, and hematologic systems. CDC's Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) program monitors laboratory-reported elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) among adults in the United States. During 1998, 27 states * reported surveillance data to ABLES. This report presents prevalence data for elevated BLLs for the second and third quarters of 1998 and compares them with corresponding quarters of 1997, and presents annual prevalence data for elevated BLLs from 1994 through 1997 for each participating state. The findings indicate that of the approximately 20,000 persons tested for blood lead and reported to ABLES each quarter, approximately 4000 BLLs were elevated. The 1994-1997 prevalence rates of elevated BLLs among adults provide a crude comparison of the levels and trends among the 27 states participating in the program. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Dust
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Hematologic Diseases
  • Hematologic Tests
  • Kidney Diseases
  • Lead
  • Lead Poisoning
  • Nervous System
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• Keywords:
  • Lead-absorption; Lead-compounds; Lead-dust; Blood-analysis; Blood-sampling; Central-nervous-system-disorders; Blood-disorders; Reproductive-system-disorders; Cardiovascular-system-disorders; Kidney-disorders; Environmental-exposure; Exposure-levels; Exposure-limits; Neurotoxic-effects; Surveillance-programs; Region-1; Region-10; Region-2; Region-3; Region-4; Region-5; Region-6; Region-7; Region-8; Region-9
• Source:
  MMWR 1999 Mar; 48(10):213-216, 223
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Arizona ; California ; Connecticut ; Iowa ; Maine ; Maryland ; Massachusetts ; Michigan ; Minnesota ; New Hampshire ; New Jersey ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 9
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• 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:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026791
• Citation:
  MMWR 1999 Mar; 48(10):213-216, 223
• CAS Registry Number:
  • Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183000/cdc_183000_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 127.93 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:480706e77bfebbf3f8e0a8f7ddf9334923f2ace6b62bffaa6e33132cccf30d9d4da2e87c4ba509bc2d18aad6836a880eaa9582c3429ad7ddcaca4d2b80df44e2