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KMID : 1024520100190040527
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Journal of the Environmental Sciences
2010 Volume.19 No. 4 p.527 ~ p.532
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Blood Lead Level in Populations Resident in Some Abandoned Mine Area
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Song Sun-Ho
Eom Sang-Yong
Kim Yong-Dae
Kim Heon
Hong Jang-Soo
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Abstract
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Exposure to lead, particularly at chronic low-dose levels, is still a major public health concern. The present study is aimed to evaluate the blood lead levels in populations resident in some abandoned mine areas of Chungbuk, Korea. Eight hundreds and sixty-six subjects who reside in abandoned mine area located in Chungbuk, Korea, were enrolled this study. We evaluated the blood lead level according to the age, gender, and working history in mines. For statistical analysis, SPSS ver 12.0 was used. The geometric mean blood lead levels was 2.93 ㎍/ℓ and nobody showed levels over the guidelines of WHO. Ex-smokers and current-smokers showed significantly higher blood lead levels compared to that of non-smokers. The blood lead levels in individuals with a history of working in a mine was higher than those in individuals without such histories. The populations resident in some Chungbuk abadoned mine area showed low levels of lead in blood. This suggest that lead poisoning might not be induced by abandoned mine in Chungbuk, Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Blood Lead Level, Abandoned mine area, Chungbuk
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