Environmental lead pollution, lead exposed levels and some effects among children’s health in Ha Noi
- Author:
Luu Ngoc Hoat
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lead pollution
- MeSH:
Environmental Pollution;
Lead;
Environment;
Child
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;530(11):16-19
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A cross with comparison study was conducted at the end of 1999 at 2 kindergartens of Trang An and Trung Tu, Dong Da district, Ha Noi. The study group consisted of 5 year old children who lived near the main roads, and the control group consisted of 5 year old children who lived far from roads > 100m. The total was 87 children (38 females, 49 males). 47 children in Trung Tu kindergarten and 47 children in Trang An kindergarten. Results: the level of lead in house dust of control group was 181.08 g/g, compared with the level was 164.57 g/g in study group. The difference was not statistical. In the study group, lead content in the hair of children was 8.47 g/g , while in the control group it was 6.14 g/g, the difference was significant and statistical (p<0.05).
