Lead (Pb) in drinking water has re-emerged as a modern public health threat which can vary
widely in space and in time (ie, between homes, within homes and even at the same tap …

Given the large proportion of time people spend indoors, the potential health risks posed by
chemical contaminants in the indoor environment are of concern. Research suggests that …

Background Despite dramatic declines in children's blood lead concentrations and a
lowering of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's level of concern to 10 μg per …

In 1992, the US Congress passed the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act,
which requires the promulgation of health-based dust lead and soil lead standards for …

Soils are evaluated as a diagnostic tool of environmental conditions that influence health.
The samples for this study are urban topsoil (0–2.5 cm depth) samples (n= 4026) analyzed …

OBJECTIVES. To evaluate trends in children's blood lead levels and the extent of blood lead
testing of children at risk for lead poisoning from national surveys conducted during a 16 …

This study examines residential indoor dust from 224 homes in Sydney, Australia for trace
element concentrations measured using portable X-ray Fluorescence (pXRF) and their …

Objective: To determine the relative contribution of residential lead hazards to children's
blood lead concentrations during early childhood. Methods: We enrolled children 6 months …

A linear structural equation modeling procedure was used to explore the mechanisms and
pathways for lead intake among urban children and the relative contribution of various lead …

Lead is a global concern because of its ubiquity in the environment and known to be
associated with abnormal neurobehavioral and cognitive development of young children …