title: Lead in paint: three decades later and still a hazard for African children?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Surveys undertaken in South Africa have shown that a large proportion of children are exposed to lead from a variety of sources.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The overall objective of this work was to examine, through a series of small-scale investigations, the role of lead-based paint in the blood lead distribution of South African children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We suggest that the African public health community strengthen their efforts to prevent lead poisoning in African children through a holistic approach that includes the promulgation and enforcement of appropriate legislation as well as research to identify further sources of exposure to lead.
authors: South African Medical Research Council, Johannesburg, South Africa. amathee@mrc.ac.za
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: Mathee
authors: Halina
authors: H
authors: Röllin
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Levin
authors: Inakshi
authors: I
authors: Naik
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D010150:Paint / Q000032:analysis*; D010988:Play and Playthings; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D007854:Lead