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Health Topic:
Lead
Lead and Your Health
- Questions and Answers: Lead in Water
Some questions and answers about lead in tap water.
- ToxFaqs™ for Lead
Published by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), this site provides answers to some
frequently asked questions (FAQs) about lead contamination. Also included are links to ATSDR scientific documents
on lead.
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Information
CDC site explaining the problem of lead poisoning in children. It briefly describes the problem itself, who is
at risk, how children can be exposed, and tips for parents and others for preventing and reducing children’s
exposure to lead.
- Lead Fact Sheet
A brief, informational CDC page that describes lead and some of its effects on human health. This page also
offers resources for further information.
Protecting the Public: Regulation, Research, and Treatment
- Lead in the Workplace
This page, offered by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), assembles information
on lead safety, with a focus on the workplace. It contains links to bibliographic information, reports, pamphlets
on protecting workers, workplace requirements, and other materials.
- Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology Surveillance Program
This page describes NIOSH’s state-based program for the surveillance of blood lead levels in adults.
- Public Health Statement for Lead
ATSDR’s Public Health Statement for Lead is the summary chapter from the
Toxicological Profile for lead. It consists of
a more detailed FAQs that the ToxFaqs™ for Lead.
- Toxicological Profile for Lead
ATSDR’s Toxicological Profile for Lead is a peer-reviewed, scientific document that identifies and reviews key
published research on lead. It also ncludes highly detailed scientific information on what is currently known
about lead’s toxicity.
- Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Lead Toxicity
This monograph is one in a series of self-instructional publications from ATSDR. It is designed to increase
the primary care provider’s knowledge of lead in the environment and to aid in the evaluation of potentially
exposed patients.
- Case Studies in Environmental Medicine:
Pediatric Environmental Health
An appendix to the larger Pediatric Environmental
Health Case Study, this page provides CDC recommendations about lead screening for children.
- MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
MMWR publishes, among other material, searchable data reports on environmental hazards, including lead.
- Blood Lead Laboratory Reference System
(BLLRS)
The Blood Lead Laboratory Reference System (BLLRS) is a system developed by CDC’s Division of Laboratory Sciences
to improve the overall quality of laboratory measurements of blood lead. This page summarizes BLLRS and briefly
describes its benefits for laboratories and public health.
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