Resuspension of urban soils as a persistent source of lead poisoning in children: a review and new directions
MAS Laidlaw, GM Filippelli - Applied Geochemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
Urban soils act as the repository for a number of environmental burdens, including Pb.
Significant attention has been devoted to reducing Pb burdens to children with outstanding
success, but the fact that blood Pb levels above 10 μg/dL are disproportionately found in
children living in many USA cities (15–20% in some cities compared to a national average of
less than 2%) indicates that not all of the sources have been eliminated. Although the health
risk of fine particulates has begun to raise concerns in cities, little attention has been paid to …
Significant attention has been devoted to reducing Pb burdens to children with outstanding
success, but the fact that blood Pb levels above 10 μg/dL are disproportionately found in
children living in many USA cities (15–20% in some cities compared to a national average of
less than 2%) indicates that not all of the sources have been eliminated. Although the health
risk of fine particulates has begun to raise concerns in cities, little attention has been paid to …