Lead content of dried films of domestic paints currently sold in Nigeria

Adebamowo, Eugenious O.; Clark, C. Scott; Roda, Sandy; Agbede, Oluwole A.; Sridhar, M. K. C.; Adebamowo, Clement

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.07.061

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“…21 Higher than recommended lead levels have been reported for paints manufactured in Nigeria. 22 In such an environment, Paediatrics and International Child Health children are exposed to lead through contact with leadcontaminated, dust, soil, paint and water during indoor/outdoor play. In addition to the home environment, children can also be exposed to lead in domestic water supplies: a dangerously high lead content (well above the WHO tolerable limit) has been reported in well water in Enugu.…”

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Blood lead levels in children attending a tertiary teaching hospital in Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria

Ugwuja¹,

Ogbu²,

Umeaku³

et al. 2014

Paediatrics and International Child Health

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Blood lead levels in children attending a tertiary teaching hospital in Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria

Ugwuja¹,

Ogbu²,

Umeaku³

et al. 2014

Paediatrics and International Child Health

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“…There was very little attention given to that,” says Jack Weinberg, senior policy advisor at the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN), a coalition of environmental and health groups that has been testing the lead content of decorative paints for sale in numerous developing nations and working to get lead-based paint banned. Belarus, Brazil, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Tanzania, and beyond—everywhere researchers looked, enamel paints with striking levels of lead were being sold freely 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 …”

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Lead-Based Decorative Paints: Where Are They Still Sold—and Why?

Kessler

2014

Environ Health Perspect

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“…Montgomery and Mathee (2005) recently found that 20% of homes sampled in the South African town of Johannesburg ( n = 239) had at least one Pb-based paint sample (Pb content ≥ 5,000 ppm). In the southwestern city of Ibadan, Nigeria, almost all (96%) samples ( n = 25) of glossy paints manufactured and sold locally had Pb content ≥ 600 ppm (Adebamowo et al 2007). It is noteworthy that the median concentration of Pb measured in the Nigerian study was 15,800 ppm, with a maximum concentration of 50,000 ppm.…”

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Modern Environmental Health Hazards: A Public Health Issue of Increasing Significance in Africa

Nweke¹,

Sanders

2009

Environ Health Perspect

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ObjectivesTraditional hazards such as poor sanitation currently account for most of Africa’s environmentally related disease burden. However, with rapid development absent appropriate safeguards for environment and health, modern environmental health hazards (MEHHs) may emerge as critical contributors to the continent’s disease burden. We review recent evidence of human exposure to and health effects from MEHHs, and their occurrence in environmental media and consumer products. Our purpose is to highlight the growing significance of these hazards as African countries experience urbanization, industrial growth, and development.Data sourcesWe reviewed published epidemiologic, exposure, and environmental studies of chemical agents such as heavy metals and pesticides.Data synthesisThe body of evidence demonstrates ongoing environmental releases of MEHHs and human exposures sometimes at toxicologically relevant levels. Several sources of MEHHs in environmental media have been identified, including natural resource mining and processing and automobile exhaust. Biomonitoring studies provided direct evidence of human exposure to metals such as mercury and lead and pesticides such as p,p′-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and organophosphates. Land and water resource pollution and industrial air toxics are areas of significant data gaps, notwithstanding the presence of several emitting sources.ConclusionUnmitigated MEHH releases and human exposure have implications for Africa’s disease burden. For Africans encumbered by conditions such as malnutrition that impair resilience to toxicologic challenges, the burden may be higher. A shift in public health policy toward accommodating the emerging diversity in Africa’s environmental health issues is necessary to successfully alleviate the burden of avoidable ill health and premature death for all its communities now and in the future.

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Lead content of dried films of domestic paints currently sold in Nigeria

Cited by 47 publications

References 17 publications

Blood lead levels in children attending a tertiary teaching hospital in Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria

Blood lead levels in children attending a tertiary teaching hospital in Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria

Lead-Based Decorative Paints: Where Are They Still Sold—and Why?

Modern Environmental Health Hazards: A Public Health Issue of Increasing Significance in Africa

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