Blood lead levels of maternal-cord pairs, children and adults who live in a central urban area in Turkey

Lead levels were measured in blood samples of 99 adults, 180 children and 143 pregnant women living in Eskişehir, an urban area in Turkey. One hundred and twenty 120 cord blood and 93 breast-milk samples were also obtained. Mean lead level in blood of adults, children, pregnants, cord blood a...

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Main Authors: Birgül Kirel, M Arif Akşit, Hakan Bulut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2005-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2699
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Summary:Lead levels were measured in blood samples of 99 adults, 180 children and 143 pregnant women living in Eskişehir, an urban area in Turkey. One hundred and twenty 120 cord blood and 93 breast-milk samples were also obtained. Mean lead level in blood of adults, children, pregnants, cord blood and in breast-milk samples were 3.13 +/- 1.4 microg/dl, 3.56 +/- 1.7 microg/dl, 2.8 +/- 1.5 microg/dl, 1.65 +/- 1.4 microg/dl and 2.34 +/- 1 microg/L, respectively. It was higher in men than in women in adults (p
ISSN:0041-4301
2791-6421