Use of lead-glazed ceramic ware and lead-based folk remedies in a rural community of Baja California, Mexico

Abstract

This pilot evaluation provides evidence 1) for an effective and innovative strategy to reduce lead exposure from LGCs and 2) of the feasibility of substituting lead-free alternative cookware for traditional ceramic ware in a rural indigenous community, when delivered in a culturally appropriate manner with health education. This strategy could complement other approaches to reduce exposure to lead from LGCs.

The Lancet Commission on pollution and health

“…Brownfield remediation projects have been successful in covering the expense of clean-up by the private sector. 200 Reductions of exposures to lead from pottery (panel 11) [374][375][376] and paint will reduce childhood lead poisoning and thus enhance the intelligence, creativity, 169 and economic productivity of entire societies. 46 A final benefit of pollution control results from bans on the production and use of asbestos, which will reduce asbestosis, lung cancer, and malignant mesothelioma and will therefore produce substantial gains in economic productivity by preventing serious illness and premature death and will also result in reductions to health-care costs.…”

“…Lead has been used for centuries to glaze pottery in Mexico, and pottery is a pervasive source of population exposure to lead. [374][375][376] Beginning in the 1990s, the Mexican Government determined that prevention of lead poisoning must be a national public health priority and launched a multipronged approach strategy that included interventions against the use of lead in pottery.…”

Apendicitis aguda complicada en pacientes pediátricos con antecedentes de “empacho” y manipulación abdominal: serie de casos

“…El empacho es una enfermedad culturalmente popular que no es reconocida por el gremio médico, pero sí por todo el argot popular en Latinoamérica y por los grupos hispanos de los Estados unidos de Norteamérica. Los síntomas descritos con frecuencia son gastrointestinales como: distensión abdominal, indigestión, diarrea, vómitos, letargo, repugnancia a los alimentos, y en ocasiones estreñimiento 21 . Otros síntomas no gastrointestinales descritos son: malestar general, postración, fiebre, sudoración, lengua seca, y blanquecina o con mucosidades amarillentas 10 .…”

Investigating aluminum cookpots as a source of lead exposure in Afghan refugee children resettled in the United States

“…Most studies of lead-contaminated dinnerware and cookware have focused primarily on lead-glazed ceramics used for cooking and storing food [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. Leaching of lead typically increases with use of the dish, as the glaze deteriorates through heat and mechanical energy (i.e., grinding and cooking) [23,25].…”