Blood Lead Levels of Primary School Children in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Kaiser, Reinhard; Henderson, Alden; Daley, W. Randolph; Naughton, Mary; Khan, Manzurul Haque; Rahman, Mushior; Kieszak, Stephanie; Rubin, Carol

doi:10.2307/3455028

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“…A study carried out in Cairo, Egypt among children 3-15 years of age found that the mean BLL was 4.82 (SD 2.97) µg/dL with a range 1.1-14.3 µg/dL, and that children living in high traffic areas had the highest mean levels [21]. The mean BLL in our study was lower than levels reported from countries in which leaded gasoline is still used [22,23]. At the time of this study, leaded gasoline was still sold at gasoline stations in Palestine.…”

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confidence: 51%

Blood lead level among Palestinian schoolchildren: a pilot study

Sawalha¹,

Wright²,

Bellinger³

et al. 2013

East Mediterr Health J

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In Palestine, chronic exposure to lead has not been adequately addressed as a problem for children. To assess the exposure of Palestinian schoolchildren, we surveyed blood lead levels in 3 schools in Nablus city and collected demographic and clinical data. Blood samples were collected from 178 children (140 boys, 38 girls), age range 6-8 years. The overall mean blood lead level was 3.2 (SD 2.4) µg/dL, and 4.5% of children had levels above 10 µg/dL. Blood lead levels were significantly higher among children living in refugee camps near industrial/high traffic regions than among children living in residential areas of the city. Blood lead levels were positively correlated with family size (r = 0.15) and negatively correlated with household area (r = -0.18). Blood lead levels among these Palestinian schoolchildren were higher than those of other countries where leaded gasoline has been banned and seemed to be higher in more economically deprived children. Concentration sanguine de plomb chez des écoliers palestiniens : une étude pilote RÉSUMÉ En Palestine, l'exposition chronique au plomb n'a pas été abordée adéquatement comme un problème chez l'enfant. Pour évaluer l'exposition des écoliers palestiniens, nous avons recherché les taux de plomb sanguins chez des élèves de trois écoles de la ville de Naplouse et avons recueilli les données démographiques et cliniques. Des échantillons de sang ont été recueillis auprès de 178 enfants (140 garçons, 38 filles), âgés de six à huit ans. La concentration de plomb moyenne globale dans le sang était de 3,2 µg/dl (E.T. 2,4), et 4,5 % des enfants présentaient des niveaux supérieurs à 10 µg/dl. Les taux de plomb sanguins étaient nettement plus élevés chez les enfants vivant dans des camps de réfugiés près de zones industrielles/de circulation intense que chez les enfants vivant dans des zones résidentielles de la ville. Les taux de plomb dans le sang étaient positivement corrélés à la taille de la famille (r = 0,15) et négativement corrélés au nombre de mètres carrés du logement familial (r = -0,18). Les taux de plomb dans le sang chez ces écoliers palestiniens étaient supérieurs à ceux d'autres pays où le carburant contenant plomb a été interdit. Ils semblaient aussi supérieurs chez les enfants plus faibles économiquement.

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Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 51%

Blood lead level among Palestinian schoolchildren: a pilot study

Sawalha¹,

Wright²,

Bellinger³

et al. 2013

East Mediterr Health J

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“…Recent BPb measurements of 779 school children 4 -11 yr of age at five schools in Dhaka by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (GOB) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 44 show an average level of 155 g/L (range 42-468). 45 This is still an unacceptable level by CDC standards, which consider BPb Ͼ100 g/L as Pb poisoning. 44 Unfortunately, the story of environmental Pb in Bangladesh is still unfinished, and further decline is likely to be very slow.…”

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Impact of Unleaded Gasoline Introduction on the Concentration of Lead in the Air of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Biswas

Tarafdar

Islam

et al. 2003

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

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“…Increase in age as a risk factor for elevated BLLs has not been reported from many countries. There are some studies from Mexico, [24] Bangladesh, [25] and Russia [26] that have reported a signiÞ cant trend with increasing age above the age of 4 years. However, these results are in contrast with reports from United States, [27] where BLLs were the highest in 1 to 2 years old children.…”

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confidence: 99%