| Adult blood lead reporting in New York State, 1994-2006. | |
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PMID: 20402202 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: Laboratories that test New York State (NYS) employees and adult residents for lead exposure are required to report blood lead test results to the NYS Department of Health's Heavy Metals Registry. This registry is used to monitor exposures and to identify new high-risk occupational and nonoccupational activities. METHODS: We used interviews conducted with people having blood lead levels of > or = 25 micrograms/deciliter (microg/dL) reported to the Heavy Metals Registry to determine the primary source of lead exposure. We reviewed this information, together with demographic information, for the years 1994 through 2006. RESULTS: While overall there has been an increase in the number of tests being conducted on NYS residents since 1994, the vast majority of the increase is among those with the lowest blood lead levels (<10 microg/dL). Conversely, there has been a decline in the number of adults tested with blood lead levels of > or = 25 microg/dL in NYS due primarily to occupational exposures. However, nonoccupational exposures do represent a relatively large percentage of the individuals with severely elevated blood lead levels (> or = 60 microg/dL). CONCLUSIONS: Although a surveillance system based on blood lead levels cannot identify the true magnitude of adult lead poisoning, the NYS Heavy Metals Registry has proven to be an important tool for identifying situations in which adult lead poisoning is occurring, and assists in guiding lead poisoning prevention among adults. |
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Authors:
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Kitty H Gelberg; Alicia Fletcher |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) Volume: 125 ISSN: 0033-3549 ISO Abbreviation: Public Health Rep Publication Date: 2010 Jan-Feb |
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Created Date: 2010-04-20 Completed Date: 2010-05-14 Revised Date: 2011-07-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9716844 Medline TA: Public Health Rep Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 103-10 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health, 547 River St., Room 230, Troy, NY 12180-2216, USA. khg01@health.state.ny.us |
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Adolescent Adult Environmental Exposure / statistics & numerical data Female Humans Lead / blood* Lead Poisoning / blood*, epidemiology*, etiology Male Middle Aged New York / epidemiology Occupational Exposure / statistics & numerical data Registries Young Adult |
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7439-92-1/Lead |
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