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Article Dans Une Revue Epidemiology and Public Health = Revue d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique Année : 1999

Epidemiologic study of lead contamination of children of occupationally exposed parents

M. C. Annino
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A. Alluard
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D. Precausta
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F. van Den Wiele
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J. Albouy
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F. Jehanno
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BACKGROUND: As part of the screening of infantile saturnism in France, a cross sectional study has been conducted among 125 children with professionally lead exposed parents, working in two plants, both located at the edge of a rural village. The aim of this study was to seek a lead contamination of these children by their own parents, who may bring back home after work lead particles on their clothes, hair or skin. METHODS: These children were compared for blood lead levels by logistic regression to a reference group made of forty seven nursery school children, in these villages, without any lead exposed parents. Blood lead levels (\\textless or \\textgreater or = 70 micrograms/l) were performed for both children group and compared by logistic regression. Moreover parent's blood lead levels (\\textless or = or \\textgreater 400 micrograms/l) and lead air concentrations measured at their own working places (\\textless or = or \\textgreater 100 micrograms/m3, available from occupational health services) were also compared to their children blood lead levels. RESULTS: Blood lead levels in the "exposed group" were significantly higher than in the control group (OR = 9.9 [3.6-27.3]), all the more so as there were several exposed people in children home. In the exposed group, children blood lead levels were both correlated with parents blood lead levels (OR = 8.3 [2.9-24.0]) and lead air concentration measured at their working places (OR = 4.2 [1.6-10.9]). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest a lead contamination of children by their exposed parents, which made it necessary to strengthen individual and collective lead prevention measures in both plants.
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hal-01839012 , version 1 (13-07-2018)

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L. Laforest, M. C. Annino, A. Alluard, D. Precausta, F. van Den Wiele, et al.. Epidemiologic study of lead contamination of children of occupationally exposed parents. Epidemiology and Public Health = Revue d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, 1999, 47 (5), pp.433--441. ⟨hal-01839012⟩

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