Elevated blood lead levels in children of construction workers

E.A. Whelan, G.M. Piacitelli, B. Gerwel, T.M. Schnorr, C.A. Mueller, J. Gittleman and T.D. Matte

American Journal of Public Health, 1997, vol. 87, issue 8, 1352-1355

Abstract: Objectives. This study examined whether children of lead-exposed construction workers had higher blood lead levels than neighborhood control children. Methods. Twenty-nine construction workers were identified from the New Jersey Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) registry. Eighteen control families were referred by workers. Venous blood samples were collected from 50 children (31 exposed, 19 control subjects) under age 6. Results. Twenty-six percent of workers' children had blood lead levels at or over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention action level of 0.48 μmol/L (10 μg/dL), compared with 5% of control children (unadjusted odds ratio = 6.1; 95% confidence interval = 0.9, 147.2). Conclusions. Children of construction workers may be at risk for excessive lead exposure. Health care providers should assess parental occupation as a possible pathway for lead exposure of young children.

Date: 1997
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