Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Workers

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  From January 2, 2017, to October 25, 2019, 793 Kentucky adults, age 16 and up, had at least one blood lead level (BLL) measurement at or above 10 micrograms per deciliter of blood (µg/dL). Since the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) began tracking BLL rates ≥10 µg/dL for adults in 2010, Kentucky has averaged rates 40% higher than the estimated national prevalence rate. There is no safe level of lead exposure. Even BLLs less than 5 µg/dL may be associated with harmful health effects. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Lead Lead Poisoning Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Poisoning Safety
• Keywords:
  Blood Lead Levels Lead Poisoning Manufacturing Occupational Exposure Take-home Toxins
• Publisher:
  Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069236
• Citation:
  Hazard alert. Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2020 Feb; :1-2
• Email:
  kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Elevated blood lead levels in workers
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1ea896c20de17a5abd0fa45ed35c5f2613e5dcf3f83efc346a13757389445855ae05320af9a9deddf02f8eec5619db1657a791e4c1c5daf99a4e7925107c98b1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207745/cdc_207745_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 968.64 KB ]