Elevated lead levels in petrol "sniffers".
Lead levels in blood and in bone were measured in Aboriginal teenagers who regularly inhaled petrol to experience its central nervous system effects. Compared with a control group, the lead levels were raised. Those teenagers with toxic levels of lead in their blood and bones are in grave danger of lead toxicity.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010578:Petroleum; D012306:Risk; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
D010578:Petroleum; D007854:Lead