Lead levels in deciduous teeth in relation to tooth type and tissue as well as to maternal behavior and selected individual environmental parameters of children
✍ Scribed by Ulrich Franck; Olf Herbarth; Oliver Langer; Hans-Joachim Stärk; Alfred Treide
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 571 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1520-4081
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✦ Synopsis
In contrast to the blood lead level, which is an effective indicator of current exposure, the concentration of lead in the teeth is a measure of internal exposure in the past and low-level chronic exposure. Our measurements show that lead concentrations depend in a complex manner on both the part and the type of tooth. We highlight a variety of risk factors of long-term lead exposure: involuntary ( ) ( smoking including by expecting mothers , the type and duration of the way to school the effect of ) ( ) traffic , how children play, the individual environment housing conditions , and other factors.