Lead ingestion associated with ceramic glaze--Alaska, 1992.
In August 1992, a physician notified the Alaska Division of Public Health (ADPH) that three patients at a psychiatric hospital had consumed ceramic glaze during ceramic therapy (i.e., recreation therapy involving the production of ceramic ware), and two of these patients had elevated blood lead levels (BLLs). This report summarizes the ADPH's investigation of these ingestions.
D000413:Alaska / Q000453:epidemiology; D002516:Ceramics / Q000506:poisoning*; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged