Decline of maternal blood lead concentrations in Glasgow.
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چکیده
Seventeen years ago we reported the public health success of reduced lead exposure of mothers in Glasgow, achieved between 1977 and 1980 by increasing the pH of the water supply from 6.3 to 9.0 with lime to reduce plumbosolvency.A further reduction in plumbosolvency has now been made by addition of orthophosphate to the water supply. We report here on striking changes in maternal blood lead concentrations observed after this second measure to reduce lead exposure from drinking water and a decade of general lead abatement in our society.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of epidemiology and community health
دوره 52 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998