Estimation of blood lead level in Egyptian children

ABSTRACT

Blood lead level was estimated in a sample of 222 non symptomatizing Egyptian children with ages ranging between 28 months and 14 years using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results were analyzed versus the known factors such as socioeconomic level, pica behavior, usage of newspapers, cans, heaviness of traffics, parent's occupation, dusty surroundings, presence of nearly factories and the age of home paints