Lead exposure and its adverse health effects among occupational worker's children

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 497-504

  Dilshad Ahmed Khan, ^a   Qayyum, Shazia ^b   Saleem, Shahid ^c   Wafa Munir Ansari, ^a   Farooq Ahmad Khan, ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c Dept Surgery Wah Medical College POF Hospital Wah Cantt   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

blood lead; children; health effects; industrial workers; lead exposure

Indexed keywords

LEAD; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DUST; POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SMELTER; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INDUSTRY; INFANT; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INFANT; LEAD; MALE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77956241747     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233710373085     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Adamson I., Ademuyiwa O., Abam E., Odukoya OO, and Okediran BS (2009) Membrane, intracellular, plasma and urinary sodium and potassium in occupational lead exposure: effects of vitamin C supplementation. Trace Elements and Electrolytes 26: 49-59.
2. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Environmental Health (2005) Lead exposure in children: prevention, detection, and management. Pediatrics 116: 1036-1046.
3. Annabi-Berrahal A., Nehdi A., Hajjaji N., Gharbi N., and El-Fazaa S. (2007) Antioxidant enzymes activities and bilirubin level in adult rat treated with lead. Comptes Rendus Biologies 330: 581-588.
4. Badawy MK, George PC (2008) Overview childhood lead toxicity, medscape. Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1009587-overview
5. Bannon DI, Chisolm JJ (2001) Anodic stripping voltammetry compared with graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry for lead analysis. Clinical Chemistry 47: 1703-1704.
6. Bergmeyer HU, Horder M., and Rej R. (1986) International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC) Scientific Committee, Analytical Section: approved recommendation (1985) on IFCC methods for the measurement of catalytic concentration of enzymes. Part 3. IFCC method for alanine aminotransferase (L-alanine: 2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase, EC 2.6.1.2). Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry 24: 481-495.
7. Bravo Y., Quiroz Y., Ferrebuz A., Vaziri ND, and Rodríguez-Iturbe B. (2007) Mycophenolate mofetil administration reduces renal inflammation, oxidative stress, and arterial pressure in rats with lead-induced hypertension. American Journal of Physiology Renal Physiology 293: 616-623.
8. Canfield RL, Henderson CR Jr, Cory-Slechta DA, Cox C., Jusko TA, and Lanphear BP (2003) Intellectual impairment in children with blood lead concentrations below 10 μg per deciliter. New England Journal of Medicine 348: 1517-1526.
9. CDC (2005) Preventing lead poisoning in young children. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services.
10. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2009) Children with elevated blood lead levels related to home renovation, repair, and painting activities - New York State, 2006-2007. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 58: 55-58.
11. Dioka CE, Oresakwe OE, Adeniyi FA, and Meludu SC (2004) Liver and renal function tests in artisans occupationally exposed to lead in mechanic village in Nnewi, Nigeria. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 1: 21-25.
12. Gonick HC (2008) Nephrotoxicity of cadmium & lead. Indian Journal of Medical Research 128: 335-352.
13. Gowd SS, Govil PK (2008) Distribution of heavy metals in surface water of Ranipet industrial area in Tamil Nadu, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 136: 197-207.
14. Hogervorst J., Plusquin M., Vangronsveld J., Nawrot T., Cuypers A., Van Hecke E., et al. (2007). House dust as possible route of environmental exposure to cadmium and lead in the adult general population. Environmental Research 103: 30-37.
15. Huo X., Peng L., Xu X., Zheng L., Qiu B., Qi Z., et al. (2007) Elevated blood lead levels of children in Guiyu, an electronic waste recycling town in China. Environmental Health Perspectives 115: 1113-1117.
16. Jiang YM, Shi H., Li JY, Shen C., Liu JH, and Yang H. (2009) Environmental lead exposure among children in Chengdu China: blood lead levels and major sources. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 84: 1-4.
17. Jin Y., Liao Y., Lu C., Li G., Yu F., Zhi X., et al. (2006) Health effects in children aged 3-6 years induced by environmental lead exposure. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 63: 313-317.
18. Jones RL, Homa DM, Meyer PA, Brody DJ, Caldwell KL, Pirkle JL, et al. (2009) Trends in blood lead levels and blood lead testing among US children aged 1 to 5 years. Pediatrics 123: 376-385.
19. Jusko TA, Henderson CR, Lanphear BP, Cory-Slechta DA, Parsons PJ, and Canfield RL (2008) Blood lead concentrations < 10 microg/dL and child intelligence at 6 years of age. Environmental Health Perspectives 116: 243-248.
20. Kadir MM, Janjua NZ, Kristensen S., Fatmi Z., and Sathiakumar N. (2008) Status of children's blood lead levels in Pakistan: implications for research and policy. Public Health 122: 708-715.
21. Kansas Dept of Health (2009). Available at: www.kdheks.gov.
22. Karita K., Yano E., Dakeishi M., Iwata T. and Murata K. (2005) Benchmark dose of lead inducing anemia at the workplace. Risk Analysis 25: 957-962.
23. Khan DA, Qayyum S., Saleem S., and Khan FA (2008) Lead-induced oxidative stress adversely affects health of the occupational workers. Toxicology and Industrial Health 24: 611-618.
24. Kingsley GR (1942) The direct biuret method for the determination of serum proteins as applied to photoelectric and visual colorimetry. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine 27: 840-845.
25. Loghman-Adham M. (1997) Renal effects of environmental and occupational lead exposure. Environmental Health Perspectives 105: 928-938.
26. Trepka MJ, Pekovic V., Santana JC, Zhang G. (2005) Risk factors for lead poisoning among Cuban refugee children. Public Health Reports 120: 179-185.
27. Mitra AK, Haque A., Islam M., and Bashar SA (2009) Lead poisoning: an alarming public health problem in Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 6: 84-95.
28. Muntner P., He J., Vupputuri S., Coresh J., and Batuman V. (2003) Blood lead and chronic kidney disease in the general United States population: results from NHANES III. Kidney International 63: 1044-1050.
29. Patil AJ, Bhagwat VR, Patil JA, Dongre NN, Ambekar JG, and Das KK (2006) Occupational lead exposure in battery manufacturing workers, silver jewelry workers, and spray painters in western Maharashtra (India): effect on liver and kidney function. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology 18: 87-100.
30. Perry BW, Doumas BT, and Bayse DD (1983) A candidate reference method for determination of bilirubin in serum. Test for transferability. Clinical Chemistry 29: 297-301.
31. Pleban PA, Pearson KH (1979) Determination of lead in whole blood and urine using Zeeman effect flameless atomic absorption spectroscopy. Analytical Letters 12: 935-950.
32. Raymond JS, Anderson R., Feingold M., Homa D., and Brown MJ (2009) Risk for elevated blood lead levels in 3- and 4-year-old children. Maternal and Child Health Journal 13: 40-47.
33. Reynolds SJ, Etre L., Thorne PS, Whitten P., Selim M., and Popendorf WJ (1997) Laboratory comparison of vacuum, OSHA, and HUD sampling methods for lead in household dust. American Industrial Hygiene Association 58: 439-446.
34. Sampson EJ, Baird MA (1979) Chemical inhibition used in a Kinetic Urease/ glutamate dehhydrogenase method for urea in serum. Clinical Chemistry 25: 1721-1729.
35. Spencer K. (1986) Analytical reviews in clinical biochemistry: the estimation of creatinine. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry 23: 1-25.
36. Suplido ML, Ong CN (2000) Lead exposure among small-scale battery recyclers, automobile radiator mechanics, and their children in Manila, the Philippines. Environmental Research 82: 231-238.
37. Turgut S., Polat A., Inan M., Turgut G., Emmungil G., Bican M., et al. (2007) Interaction between anemia and blood levels of iron, zinc, copper, cadmium and lead in children. Indian Journal of Pediatrics 74: 827-830.
38. Virji MA, Woskie SR, and Pepper LD (2009) Skin and surface lead contamination, hygiene programs, and work practices of bridge surface preparation and painting contractors. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 6: 131-142.
39. Wang HL, Chen XT, Yang B., Ma FL, Wang S., Tang ML, et al (2008) Case-control study of blood lead levels and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Chinese children. Environmental Health Perspectives 116: 1401-1406.
40. Zheng L., Wu K., Li Y., Qi Z., Han D., Zhang B., et al. (2008) Blood lead and cadmium levels and relevant factors among children from an e-waste recycling town in China. Environmental Research 108: 15-20.