The Australian Work Exposures Study: Occupational Exposure to Lead and Lead Compounds

Lead speciation and occupational exposure.

A field of growing interest in environmental health is that of lead speciation, the study of the various chemical forms of lead. Different lead compounds have different solubilities, which in turn affect bioavailability. Descriptions of lead exposure such as concentrations in air or settled dust are telling quantities, but can only relate part of the story. A variety of biological and geochemic...

Environmental and occupational exposure to lead.

OBJECTIVE To determine the status of environmental and occupational lead exposure in selected areas in Nairobi, Kenya. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTING Kariobangi North, Babadogo, Waithaka and Pumwani for assessment of environmental exposure to lead (Pb) and Ziwani Jua Kali works for assessment of occupational lead exposure. Olkalou in Nyandarua District was the covariate study area. ...

Occupational exposure to lead and neuropsychological dysfunction.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the neuropsychological effects of current low level and previous higher levels of exposure to lead and evaluate the relation between effects of lead and bone lead. METHODS A neuropsychological test battery was given to 54 storage battery workers with well documented long term exposure to lead. The effect was studied in two subgroups: those whose blood lead had never exce...

Time To Pregnancy and occupational lead exposure.

BACKGROUND Lead exposure is known to be harmful to the male reproductive system, including impairment of fertility. However, it is unclear whether currently existing low levels of exposure have this effect. AIMS To study retrospectively current workers in lead using industries (battery manufacture, smelting, etc), and in non-lead using control industries, in four European countries, with Time...

Lead and Lead Compounds