Tackling the Lead Gremlins: A Response to Take-Home Lead Exposure in a Minnesota Industrial Facility, 2019

Lead exposure that occurs from contamination inadvertently brought home from a workplace is known as take-home exposure. Take-home exposures are a public health hazard that adversely affects health equity for families and communities. This article describes coordinated action by agencies in Minnesot...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2022-09, Vol.112 (S7), p.S655-S657
Main Authors: Yendell, Stephanie J., Janowiak, Dana, Yannarelly, Jim, Rezania, Zaynab, Haugen, Kathryn M. B., Yang, Duzong, Kelly, James, Huff, Daniel, Surdo, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Contamination
Environmental testing
Exposure
Fairness
Fishing
Health disparities
Health hazards
Injunctions
Intervention
Lead content
Lead poisoning
Occupational exposure
Personal protective equipment
Prevention
Public health
Responsible persons
Workers
Workplaces
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Summary:Lead exposure that occurs from contamination inadvertently brought home from a workplace is known as take-home exposure. Take-home exposures are a public health hazard that adversely affects health equity for families and communities. This article describes coordinated action by agencies in Minnesota to curb lead exposure among children of workers at a facility that produces fishing sinkers and battery terminals. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(S7):S655–S657. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306982 )
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2022.306982