title: [Follow-up in determining of blood lead levels in children, adolescents and adults in the Rastatt heavy metal pollution area].
abstract: A study was conducted in 1981 and again in 1984 to determine the amount of lead and cadmium contamination of the population in the industrial area of Rastatt in the Land of Baden-Württemberg, W. Germany. 522 persons were analysed, including 91 children and adolescents between 1 and 18 year of age. A general threat to the population by lead and cadmium could be excluded. The factory suspected of being responsible for the environmental contamination has since stopped production. In 5 children from the centre of the studied area we found enhanced blood lead levels but there were no signs of any clinically relevant disease. Four of these children were followed up regularly from 1984 onwards. A control checkup at the end of 1988 showed that there was a trend towards reduction of the blood lead levels. These levels did not show anything abnormal in the remaining 22 persons subjected to the checkup.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ziegler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D007854:Lead
vernacular_title: Nachuntersuchung zur Bestimmung des Blut-Blei-Spiegels von Kindern, Jugendlichen und Erwachsenen in einem schwermetallbelasteten Gebiet von Rastatt.