The continuing impact of lead dust on children's blood lead: Comparison of public and private properties in New Orleans

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1164-1172

  Mielke, Howard W ^a,b   Gonzales, Chris R ^c   Mielke, Paul W ^d  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Lead Lab Inc   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Gasoline lead additives; Lead exposure; Lead based paint; Soil lead; Urban lead map

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD; PAINT;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH RISK; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; DUST; HUMANS; LEAD; LOUISIANA; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR;

CENTRE [FRANCE]; FRANCE; LOIRET; ORLEANS;

EID: 80755153110     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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