Heavy Metals Surveillance in Michigan: Fifth Annual Report (January – December 2010)

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• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan. Bureau of Community and Health Systems
• Description:
  Background: In September 2005, The Michigan Department of Community Health promulgated rules requiring clinical laboratories to report all clinical test results of arsenic, cadmium, and mercury in blood and urine, under the statutory authority of the Public Health Code. The reporting requirement was established so that MDCH could improve the tracking and prevention of the impacts on human health of environmental and occupational exposures to these heavy metals. Individuals with results exceeding action thresholds are interviewed to determine the source of exposure to the metal and assess if public health interventions are warranted. MDCH and Michigan State University partner to collect, analyze, and respond to reports from the laboratories. 2011 Results: Laboratory reporting of clinical tests for arsenic, cadmium and mercury: 16,994 reports were received on 7,184 individuals from 11 labs. 18.0% of the individuals had testing done for one metal only; the other 82.0% were tested for two or three of the metals at the same time. 97 individuals, including 3 children under the age of 16, had a result that exceeded one of the established action thresholds. More men (57.2%) were tested than women (42.8%). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Metals, Heavy Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Environmental Exposure Heavy Metal Poisoning Heavy Metals Occupational Exposure Surveillance Programs
• Publisher:
  Michigan Department of Community Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054360
• Citation:
  Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Community Health, 2011 Sep; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Heavy metals surveillance in Michigan: fifth annual report (January - December 2010)
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216945/cdc_216945_DS1.pdf
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