Lead levels in teeth of an urban Indian population

The lead content of teeth of Bombay residents has been determined using differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry. The median tooth lead concentrations for adults and children in Bombay are estimated to be 8.31 and 3.01 μg/g of tooth, respectively. The data indicate that the lead concentration...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment 1986-12, Vol.58 (3), p.231-236
Main Authors: Khandekar, R.N., Raghunath, Radha, Mishra, U.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Environmental pollutants toxicology
Female
General aspects
Humans
India
Lead - analysis
Male
Medical sciences
Tooth - analysis
Toxicology
Urban Population
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Summary:The lead content of teeth of Bombay residents has been determined using differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry. The median tooth lead concentrations for adults and children in Bombay are estimated to be 8.31 and 3.01 μg/g of tooth, respectively. The data indicate that the lead concentration of a tooth increases with the age of the donor. For children the tooth lead content varies with the type of tooth. Further, children living in industrial areas have a higher tooth lead content than children living in the cleaner suburbs of Greater-Bombay.
ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/0048-9697(86)90202-0