Take-Home Lead Exposure Among Children with Relatives Employed at a Battery Recycling Facility — Puerto Rico, 2011

The recycling of lead has increased during the past 20 years, with more workers and their families potentially being exposed to lead from recycling facilities, including facilities that recycle lead-acid batteries. During November 2010-May 2011, four voluntary blood lead screening clinics for childr...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2012-11, Vol.61 (47), p.967-970
Main Authors: Garcia, Brenda Rivera, Rullan, John, O'Neill, Maureen, Garrison, Geoff, Santella, Dennis, Maddaloni, Mark M, Evangelista, Pat, Cirillo, Argie, Huerta-Montanez, Gredia, Caldwell, Kathleen, Dignam, Timothy, Brown, Mary Jean
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Automobiles
Batteries
Blood
Case Management
Child, Preschool
Children
Electric Power Supplies
Employees
Employment
Environmental agencies
Female
Humans
Lead
Lead - blood
Male
Occupational Exposure
Parent-Child Relations
Puerto Rico
Recycling
Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Recycling centers
Reference Values
Smelters
Vehicles
Workplace
Young Adult
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Summary:The recycling of lead has increased during the past 20 years, with more workers and their families potentially being exposed to lead from recycling facilities, including facilities that recycle lead-acid batteries. During November 2010-May 2011, four voluntary blood lead screening clinics for children of employees of a battery recycling facility in Puerto Rico were conducted. A total of 227 persons from 78 families had blood lead tests. Among 68 children aged
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X