title: Surveillance of occupational lead exposure in New Jersey: 1986 to 1989.
abstract: Between January 1986 and June 1989, 1916 New Jersey workers were identified through a surveillance system for occupational lead exposure. The average annual proportion of workers with a blood lead level above 2.42 mumol/L was 12%. Industries with the highest proportion of workers with blood lead levels above 2.42 mumol/L were special trade construction (35%) and industries dealing with scrap and waste materials (27%).
authors.affiliation: Occupational Health Service, New Jersey Department of Health.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tepper
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing / Q000145:classification; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D009515:New Jersey / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009790:Occupations; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances