title: Respiratory exposure to lead: epidemiological and experimental dose-response relationships.
abstract: Epidemiologic studies of blood lead levels in general and occupational groups show a logarithmic regression on estimated atmospheric exposure. Experimental results at the same and higher levels show a dose-response relationship which fits the same regression. The data imply that long-term increases in atmospheric lead will result in predictably higher blood lead levels in the exposed populations.
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004782:Environmental Health; D006801:Humans; D006836:Hydro-Lyases; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology / Q000592:standards*; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D007854:Lead; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D006836:Hydro-Lyases