Elevated Blood Lead in Young Children Due to Lead-Contaminated Drinking Water: Washington, DC, 2001−2004

Edwards, Marc; Triantafyllidou, Simoni; Best, Dana

doi:10.1021/es802789w

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“…Several studies (Cristol et al 2008;Edwards et al 2009;Velea et al 2009) show how water pollution can influence the contamination of animal (and probably human) tissues directly and indirectly. We studied this effect by determining the levels of several elements in blood samples.…”

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Elemental contamination of an open-pit mining area in the Peruvian Andes

Bianchini

Pascali

Campo

et al. 2014

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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New technologies and higher prices of raw materials have promoted the expansion of mining activity throughout the world; if not properly regulated, this activity can lead to contamination of the local and regional environment. The city of Cerro de Pasco is located close to a large open-pit mine and in recent years, several reports have provided evidence of environmental contamination and related health problems. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the contamination in fluvial water, sediments and biological fluids from this area. The collective results show elevated metal and metalloid concentrations in rivers and sediments, especially in the areas downstream of the mine. For instance, Pb concentration in rivers downstream of the mine was 4.451 mg/L, while it was 0.037 mg/L upstream of the mine. Sediments also show higher concentration of metals and metalloids in the areas under the influence of the mine. Concentrations of elements in human blood were measured in the population of Paragsha, a village close to the mine. Analysis of the blood samples revealed elevated levels of metals and metalloids, particularly Pb, Cr, Al, Ni and Mn. All of the studied population showed blood concentrations of Al, Cr and Ni higher than those recommended by the WHO. The high concentration of elements found in the blood of the population could be related to the high concentration in the surrounding water sources, but further studies are required to determine the exact sources of exposure to these metals and metalloids.

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Elemental contamination of an open-pit mining area in the Peruvian Andes

Bianchini

Pascali

Campo

et al. 2014

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…40 Water is an important but often overlooked source of exposure for children, especially for infants who are formula fed. 5,46,47 Water typically contributes to approximately 20% of a child's blood lead concentrations if the water lead concentration exceeds 5 ppb (Fig 3). 31 The contribution of lead from water can be much higher for some children, especially for infants who ingest large quantities of tap water.…”

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“…31 The contribution of lead from water can be much higher for some children, especially for infants who ingest large quantities of tap water. 5,46,47 Children who reside in communities with lead service lines and inadequate anticorrosion control are also at increased risk for elevated blood lead concentrations. 48 Phasing out leaded gasoline and creating stricter national air lead standards led to large reductions in the contribution of airborne lead to children's blood lead concentrations.…”

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Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicity

Lanphear¹,

Lowry²,

Ahdoot³

et al. 2016

Pediatrics

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Blood lead concentrations have decreased dramatically in US children over the past 4 decades, but too many children still live in housing with deteriorated lead-based paint and are at risk for lead exposure with resulting lead-associated cognitive impairment and behavioral problems. Evidence continues to accrue that commonly encountered blood lead concentrations, even those below 5 µg/dL (50 ppb), impair cognition; there is no identified threshold or safe level of lead in blood. From 2007 to 2010, approximately 2.6% of preschool children in the United States had a blood lead concentration ≥5 µg/dL (≥50 ppb), which represents about 535 000 US children 1 to 5 years of age. Evidence-based guidance is available for managing increased lead exposure in children, and reducing sources of lead in the environment, including lead in housing, soil, water, and consumer products, has been shown to be cost-beneficial. Primary prevention should be the focus of policy on childhood lead toxicity.

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“…This is related to the health risks that these contaminants carry. These metals can cause cancer, promote nervous system disorders and digestive and many others [5][6][7][8][9].…”

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Monitoring of heavy metals in selected Water Supply Systems in Poland, in relation to current regulations

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Abstract.The study presents an analysis of water quality monitoring in terms of the content of heavy metals, which is conducted in three independent water supply systems in Poland. The analysis showed that the monitoring of heavy metals isn't reliable -both the quantity of tested water samples and the location of the monitoring points are the problem. The analysis of changes in water quality from raw water to tap water was possible only for one of the analysed systems and indicate a gradual deterioration of water quality, although still within acceptable limits of legal regulations.

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Elevated Blood Lead in Young Children Due to Lead-Contaminated Drinking Water: Washington, DC, 2001−2004

Cited by 258 publications

References 19 publications

Elemental contamination of an open-pit mining area in the Peruvian Andes

Elemental contamination of an open-pit mining area in the Peruvian Andes

Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicity

Monitoring of heavy metals in selected Water Supply Systems in Poland, in relation to current regulations

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