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DOI | 10.1016/j.respe.2013.01.097 |
Discovery and follow-up of a lead-poisoning outbreak in a shantytown of Le Port, Reunion Island | |
Solet, J. -L.1; Renault, P.2; Denys, J. -C.3; Teule, G.3; Dennemont, R. -M.3; Domonte, F.2; Garnier, C.2; Aubert, L.1; Filleul, L.1; Polycarpe, D.2 | |
通讯作者 | Solet, J. -L. |
来源期刊 | REVUE D EPIDEMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTE PUBLIQUE
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ISSN | 0398-7620 |
EISSN | 1773-0627 |
出版年 | 2013 |
卷号 | 61期号:4页码:329-337 |
英文摘要 | Background. - A national survey conducted in 2008-2009 by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance for detection of lead impact in childhood identified a high blood lead level in a young boy living in the town of "Le Port’’, Reunion Island. Previously, cases of lead-poisoning on the island had been exceptional; only a dozen cases were reported in the 1980s in adults, related to the use of lead-containing instruments for food preparations. Methods. - The family of the index case was invited to participate in screening tests and an environmental investigation was conducted using a standardized questionnaire. Screening was then broadened to the neighborhood of the index case and samples of soil outside the home and in the immediate vicinity were taken. The environmental survey was then extended with soil samples taken from the entire geographical area. Information was then provided to local inhabitants (87 families and 287 people) in order to encourage lead blood testing for all children under six years and all pregnant women living in the area. Results. - The index case lived in the neighborhood of "The Oasis’’, a shantytown of Le Port. The results of soil analysis revealed heterogeneous pollution of superficial soils by lead throughout the area of the shantytown, the highest level recorded (5200 mg/kg) reached more than 300 times the background level of the natural soils of the island. The screening identified 76 cases of childhood lead-poisoning ( blood lead level greater or equal to 100 mu g/L) among 148 samples (51%). All cases of blood poisoning involved children under the age of 15 years. The median age of children with a positive test was 5.6 years; the median blood lead level was 196 mu g/L [102-392 mu g/L]. Conclusion. - The main hypothesis to explain the contamination of the soil in the area of the shantytown is the presence of waste deposits (car batteries) and diffuse activities of metal recovery. The authorities managed to remove all the families from the environmental exposure to lead by rapidly ensuring rehousing outside the contaminated area. (c) 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Lead childhood Lead-poisoning Soil pollution Reunion Island Indian Ocean |
类型 | Article |
语种 | French |
国家 | France |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000324679000005 |
WOS关键词 | CHILDREN ; EXPOSURE |
WOS类目 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health |
WOS研究方向 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/179845 |
作者单位 | 1.Inst Veille Sanitaire, Cellule Inst Veille Sanitaire Reg Ocean Indien, Dept Coordinat Alertes & Reg, St Denis 97408 9, Reunion, France; 2.Agence Sante Ocean Indien, Direct Veille & Securite Sanitaires, St Denis, Reunion, France; 3.Agence Sante Ocean Indien, Serv Sante Environm, St Denis, Reunion, France |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Solet, J. -L.,Renault, P.,Denys, J. -C.,et al. Discovery and follow-up of a lead-poisoning outbreak in a shantytown of Le Port, Reunion Island[J],2013,61(4):329-337. |
APA | Solet, J. -L..,Renault, P..,Denys, J. -C..,Teule, G..,Dennemont, R. -M..,...&Polycarpe, D..(2013).Discovery and follow-up of a lead-poisoning outbreak in a shantytown of Le Port, Reunion Island.REVUE D EPIDEMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTE PUBLIQUE,61(4),329-337. |
MLA | Solet, J. -L.,et al."Discovery and follow-up of a lead-poisoning outbreak in a shantytown of Le Port, Reunion Island".REVUE D EPIDEMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTE PUBLIQUE 61.4(2013):329-337. |
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