title: Lead concentration in blood samples of humans and animals near an industrial waste dump in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
abstract: Blood lead was determined in 7 adults, 2 children, 1 bull, 11 cows, and 3 calves living on agricultural land near an industrial waste site. An unexposed human control group was composed of 2 adults and 2 children. Mean blood lead from the exposed group was 4.6 micrograms/dl for adults, 5.1 micrograms/dl for children, 1.3 micrograms/dl for the bull, 1.2 micrograms/dl for cows, and 1.8 micrograms/dl for calves. Unexposed adults had 4.1 micrograms/dl and children had 3.7 micrograms/dl lead blood. The blood lead content did not suggest a health hazard from lead for either humans or animals.
authors.affiliation: Human Toxicology and Environmental Health Sector, CETESB, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuno
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Fernicola
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Roquetti-Humayta
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: de Campos
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Filha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002417:Cattle; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D007854:Lead