Exposición severa a plomo ambiental en una población infantil de Antofagasta, Chile / Childhood environmental lead exposure in Antofagasta, Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
; 128(2): 221-32, feb. 2000. tab, graf
Artigo
em Espanhol
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| ID: lil-258122
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ABSTRACT
Background:
In Antofagasta, Chile, lead is gathered in bulk in urban zones, contaminating surrounding schools and houses.Aim:
To verify if the environmental lead exposure results in high blood lead levels in children living near lead storage sites. Material andmethods:
Four hundred eighty six children under 7 years old, living near lead storage sites and 75 children living far away form these sites, were studied. An inquiry was applied and venous blood was drawn. Air, soil and water lead concentrations were also measured.Results:
Lead geometric mean concentrations in exposed children were 8.7 µg/dL and 4.22 µg/dL in unexposed children. Forty seven percent of exposed children and no unexposed children had lead levels over 10 µg/dL. The distance of dwellings from lead storage sites, their geographic location and their antiquity were significantly associated with high blood lead levels. Multivariate models disclosed that people living in contaminated sites have an odds ratio of 24.9 for high blood lead levels.Conclusions:
Environmental lead contamination is significantly associated with high blood lead levels
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Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Meta 3.9 Reduzir as mortes por produtos químicos y contaminação do ar, água e solo
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ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
Problema de saúde:
Exposições Ocupacionais
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Envenenamento não Intencional
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Meta 3.9: Reduzir o número de mortes por produtos químicos perigosos e contaminação do ar e água do solo
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Exposição Ambiental
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Intoxicação por Chumbo
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Documento de projeto
País de afiliação:
Chile