Reductions in Children’s Blood Lead Levels from a Drinking-Water Intervention in Madagascar, Sub-Saharan Africa
Adaline M. Buerck,
Mahmooda Khaliq,
Katherine Alfredo
et al.
Abstract:One in three children globally is estimated to have blood lead levels (BLL) at or above the BLL reference value of 5 μg/ dL with increased burden falling on low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). Within developed countries, aqueous lead is the predominant exposure route. However, aqueous lead exposure is rarely examined in the LMIC, leaving a gap in the literature that ignores a potentially significant route of exposure. Furthermore, limited lead-based remediation efforts around consumer products have been ex… Show more
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