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Blood lead, manganese, and mercury concentrations by village.
| Lead (µg/dL) | Manganese (µg/L) | Mercury (µg/L) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village | n | Mean | Median | Range | Mean | Median | Range | Mean | Median | Range | ||||||||||
| Village A | 44 | 153.3 | 143.8 | 55.9–331 | 14.0 | 11.6 | 4.0–39.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.3–6.6 | ||||||||||
| Village B | 42 | 107.5 | 85.7 | 36.5–445 | 20.9 | 20.1 | 4.9–40.8 | 1.4 | 0.99 | 0.4–6.5 | ||||||||||
| Reference range for lead is < 10 µg/dL and for manganese is 7.7–12.1 µg/L. Health effects of mercury can be seen at > 1 µg/L. | ||||||||||||||||||||
