Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance – United States, Third Quarter, 1997

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Ball, Wayne ; Falken, Myron C. ; Gardner-Hillian, A. ; Gergely, Rita M. ; Gerwel, Barbara T. ; Gostin, Judith E. ; Hawkes, A. ; Jung, B. C. ; Kaufman, J. ; Keyvan-Larijani, Ezatollah ; Klietz, T. ; Lofgren, J. P. ; Migliozzi, Adeline A. ; Payne, Susan F. ; Prophet, R. ; Rabin, Richard A. ; Randolph, Susan ; Rhoades, E. ; Sandoval, A. ; Schaller, Kristina E. ; Schnitzer, Patricia ; Scoblic, M. ; Stoeckel, Marie ; Stone, Robert R. ; Thistle-Elliott, L. ; Tierney, Jeanette M. ; Toof, L.
• Description:
  CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance program (ABLES) monitors laboratory-reported elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) among adults in the United States. During 1997, a total of 27 states reported surveillance data to ABLES. This report presents ABLES data for the first three quarters of 1997 and compares these data with the first three quarters of 1996. During July-September 1996 and 1997, reports from the same 27 states of BLLs greater than or equal to 25 ug/dL increased 6%, from 4879 to 5193, respectively (1). This quarterly increase followed an increase of 18%, from 5552 to 6564, during the first quarter and a decrease of 7%, from 6120 to 5709, during the second quarter of 1997 compared with the second quarter of 1996. These numbers reflect updated data from Alabama and Ohio for both 1997 and 1996 (2,3). The overall increase for the first three quarters of 1997 compared with the first three quarters of 1996 was 6% (Table-1); in comparison, the long-term trend had reflected a decrease during 1993-1996 (1,2,4) among adults in the United States (5). However, this 6% increase was not uniform; 14 states reported increases, nine states reported decreases, and four remained the same or did not report during both years (Figure-1). [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:
  47
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026030
• Citation:
  MMWR 1998 Feb; 47(4):77-80
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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