Soil lead abatement and children's blood lead levels in an urban setting

Katherine P. Farrell; Merrill C. Brophy; J. Julian Chisolm; Charles A. Rohde; Warren J. Strauss

doi:10.2105/AJPH.88.12.1837

Soil lead abatement and children's blood lead levels in an urban setting

Katherine P. Farrell, Merrill C. Brophy, J. Julian Chisolm, Charles A. Rohde, Warren J. Strauss

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Abstract

Objectives. The effect of abating soil lead was assessed among Baltimore children. The hypothesis was that a reduction of 1000 parts per million would reduce children's blood lead levels by 0.14 to 0.29 μmol/L (3-6 μg/dL). Methods. In 2 neighborhoods (study and control), 187 children completed the protocol. In the study area, contaminated soil was replaced with clean soil. Results. Soil lead abatement in this study did not lower children's blood lead. Conclusions. Although it did not show an effect in this study, soil lead abatement may be useful in certain areas.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1837-1839
Number of pages	3
Journal	American journal of public health
Volume	88
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.88.12.1837
State	Published - 1998

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