A decade of lead monitoring in schoolchildren in the metropolitan area of Monterrey NL, Mexico

To establish the blood lead concentration and associated risk factors in schoolchildren during 1998 and 2008. A blood lead screening was conducted in schoolchildren of 6-12 years of age, enrolled in 17 elementary schools of the metropolitan area of Monterrey, México, during 1998 and 2008. The mean b...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Salud pública de México 2014-11, Vol.56 (6), p.592-602
Hauptverfasser:	Santos-Guzmán, Jesús, Madrigal-Ávila, Claudia, Hernández-Hernández, José Ascención, Mejía-Velázquez, Gerardo, Eraña-Rojas, Irma Elisa, Elizondo-Montemayor, Leticia, Villela, Luis
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	Air Pollutants - adverse effects Anemia - blood Anemia - epidemiology Child Cross-Sectional Studies Educational Measurement Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data estudiantes Female Food Contamination Gasoline Hematocrit Humans Industry Lead - blood Lead Poisoning - blood Lead Poisoning - epidemiology Lead Poisoning - etiology Male Mexico - epidemiology monitoreo del ambiente México plomo Prospective Studies Sampling Studies Urban Population - statistics & numerical data Vehicle Emissions - legislation & jurisprudence Water Pollutants, Chemical - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:	To establish the blood lead concentration and associated risk factors in schoolchildren during 1998 and 2008. A blood lead screening was conducted in schoolchildren of 6-12 years of age, enrolled in 17 elementary schools of the metropolitan area of Monterrey, México, during 1998 and 2008. The mean blood lead level were 9.6 ± 3.0 (µg/dL range of 3.18 to 20.88) in 1998 and 4.5±4.8 µg/dL (range of 3.3 to 53.7) showing a 2.1-times reduction in blood lead levels (p
ISSN:	0036-3634 1606-7916
DOI:	10.21149/spm.v56i6.7385