International environmental health for the pediatrician: Case study of lead poisoning

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 259-264

  Falk, Henry ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Developing nations; Environmental health; International; Lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

BATTERY INDUSTRY; CERAMIC INDUSTRY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FLOUR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; METAL RECOVERY; MINING; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMELTER;

CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GASOLINE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; PAINT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037743485     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (39)

1. 1997 Declaration of the Environment Leaders of the Eight on Children's Environmental Health. Can J Public Health. 1998;89(suppl 1):S5-S8
2. Brody DJ, Pirkle JL, Kramer RA, et al. Blood lead levels in the US population. Phase 1 of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988 to 1991). JAMA. 1994;272:277-283
3. Pirkle JL, Brody DJ, Gunter EW, et al. The decline in blood lead levels in the United States. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES). JAMA. 1994;272:284-291
4. Pirkle JL, Kaufmann RB, Brody DJ, Hickman T, Gunter EW, Paschal DC. Exposure of the U.S. population to lead, 1991-1994. Environ Health Perspect. 1998;106:745-750
5. Mason JO. U.S. Public Health Service's strategic plan to eliminate childhood lead poisoning. From the Assistant Secretary for Health, US Public Health Service. JAMA. 1991;265:2049 (editorial)
6. American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Environmental Health. Screening for elevated blood lead levels. Pediatrics. 1998;101:1072-1078
7. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The Nature and Extent of Lead Poisoning in Children in the United States: A Report to Congress. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services; 1988
8. Tong S, von Schirnding YE, Prapamontol T. Environmental lead exposure: a public health problem of global dimensions. Bull World Health Organ. 2000;78:1068-1077
9. Lovei M. Eliminating a silent threat: World Bank support for the global phase-out of lead from gasoline. In: George AM, ed. Proceedings of the International Conference on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment, February 8-10, 1999. Bangalore, India: The George Foundation; 1999:169-180
10. Kaiser R, Henderson AK, Daley WR, et al. Blood lead levels of primary school children in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect. 2001;109:563-566
11. Hernandez-Avila M, Cortez-Lugo M, Munoz I, Tellez MM, Soliz R. Lead exposure in developing countries. In: George AM, ed. Proceedings of the International Conference on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment, February 8-10, 1999. Bangalore, India: The George Foundation; 1999:87-94
12. Bitto A, Horvath A, Sarkany E. Monitoring of blood lead levels in Hungary. Cent Eur J Public Health. 1997;5:75-78
13. Maravelias C, Athansalelis S, Dona A, Chatzioanou A, Priftis C, Koutselinis A. Reduction of lead pollution in Greece during the past two decades. Arch Environ Health. 1998;53:424-426
14. Richter E, El-Sharif N, Fischbein A, et al. Re-emergence of lead poisoning from contaminated flour in a West Bank Palestinian village. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2000;6:183-186
15. Counter SA, Buchanan LH, Ortega F, Amarasiriwardena C, Hu H. Environmental lead contamination and pediatric lead intoxication in an Andean Ecuadorian village. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2000;6:169-176
16. Hernandez Avila M, Romieu I, Rios C, Rivero A, Palazuelos E. Lead-glazed ceramics as major determinants of blood lead levels in Mexican women. Environ Health Perspect. 1991;94:117-120
17. Azcona-Cruz MI, Rothenberg SJ, Schnaas L, Zamora-Munoz JS, Romero-Placeres M. Lead-glazed ceramic ware and blood lead levels of children in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. Arch Environ Health. 2000;55:217-222
18. Hibbert R, Bai Z, Navia J, Kammen DM, Zhang J. High lead exposures resulting from pottery production in a village in Michoacan State, Mexico. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol. 1999;9:343-351
19. Matte TD, Proops D, Palazuelos E, Graef J, Hernandez Avila M. Acute high-dose lead exposure from beverage contaminated by traditional Mexican pottery. Lancet. 1994;344:1064-1065
20. Matte TD, Figueroa JP, Ostrowski S, et al. Lead poisoning among household members exposed to lead-acid battery repair shops in Kingston, Jamaica. Int J Epidemiol. 1989;18:874-881
21. Suplido ML, Ong CN. Lead exposure among small-scale battery recyclers, automobile radiator mechanics, and their children in Manila, the Philippines. Environ Res. 2000;82:231-238
22. Kaul B, Mukerjee H. Elevated blood lead and erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels of children near a battery-recycling plant in Haina, Dominican Republic. Int J Occup Environ Health. 1999;5:307-312
23. Kaul B, Sandhu RS, Depratt C, Reyes F. Follow-up screening of lead-poisoned children near an auto battery recycling plant, Haina, Dominican Republic. Environ Health Perspect. 1999;107:917-920
24. Saraci M, Ziegler-Skylakakis K. Determination of lead in the blood of children in the town of Berat, Albania. Chemosphere. 1999;39:689-696
25. Nriagu JO. Toxic metal pollution in Africa. Sci Total Environ. 1992;121:1-37
26. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Human lead absorption Texas. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1997;46:871-877
27. Landrigan PJ, Gehlbach SH, Rosenblum BF, et al. Epidemic lead absorption near an ore smelter - the role of particulate lead. N Engl J Med. 1975;292:123-129
28. Landrigan PJ, Baker EL. Exposure of children to heavy metals from smelters: epidemiology and toxic consequences. Environ Res. 1981;25:204-224
29. Hernandez-Avila M, Espinoza Lain R, Carbajal L. Environmental health project. Activity Report No. 72. Estudio de Plomo en Sangre en Poblacion seleccionada de Lima y el Callao. Washington, DC: US Agency for International Development; 1999
30. Fitzgerald EF, Schell LM, Marshall EG, Carpenter DO, Suk WA, Zejda JE. Environmental pollution and child health in Central and Eastern Europe. Environ Health Perspect. 1998;106:307-311
31. Billig P, Gurzau E, Vultur C, Stoica A, Filimon V, Puscas M. Innovative intersectoral approach reduces blood lead levels of children and workers in Romania. Int J Occup Environ Health. 1999;5:50-56
32. George AM. Lead poisoning prevention and treatment: implementing a national program in developing countries. In: George AM, ed. Proceedings of the International Conference on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment, February 8-10, 1999. Bangalore, India: The George Foundation; 1999
33. The George Foundation. Project lead-free: a study of lead poisoning in major Indian cities. In: George AM, ed. Proceedings of the International Conference on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment, February 8-10, 1999. Bangalore, India: The George Foundation; 1999:79-85
34. Kumar RK, Kesaree N. Blood lead levels in urban and rural Indian children. Indian Pediatr. 1999;36:303-306
35. Kaul B. Lead exposure and iron deficiency among Jammu and New Delhi children. Indian J Pediatr. 1999;66:27-35
36. Patel AB, Williams SV, Frumkin H, Kondawar VK, Glick H, Ganju AK. Blood lead in children and its determinants in Nagpur, India. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2001;7:119-126
37. Seth PK, Saxena DK. Studies of lead levels in the environment in India. In: George AM, ed. Proceedings of the International Conference on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment, February 8-10, 1999. Bangalore, India: The George Foundation; 1999:159-168
38. Empirical evidence on lead sources and pathways in India. In: George AM, ed. Proceedings of the International Conference on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment, February 8-10, 1999. Bangalore, India: The George Foundation; 1999:221-240
39. Shankar C, Ayyar PVR. Lead phase-out from motor gasoline at "Indian Oil" refineries. In: George AM, ed. Proceedings of the International Conference on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Treatment, February 8-10, 1999. Bangalore, India: The George Foundation; 1999:277-285