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. 1974 May;7:91–97. doi: 10.1289/ehp.74791

Lead Analysis of the House Dust: A Method for the Detection of Another Source of Lead Exposure in Inner City Children*

Jaroslav J Vostal, Ellen Taves, James W Sayre, Evan Charney
PMCID: PMC1475114  PMID: 4831153

Abstract

A method has been developed to test the hypothesis that lead-containing house dust is responsible for the elevated levels of lead in blood of inner city children. Dust analyses of smears from the floors, walls, and windowsills in low-income inner city dwellings have shown a median concentration of lead five times as high in suburban homes. It is suggested that lead-containing dust may be one of the most important environmental sources of increased lead exposure in this specific population group.

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