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Fetal blood lead values in a rural area
J J Gershanik1, G G Brooks, J A Little
1Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Confederate Memorial Medical Center, Shreveport, La., USA.
The Journal of Pediatrics
|January 1, 1974
Abstract:
Lead levels were determined from neonatal samples of blood collected at a general-care hospital. The cord blood lead values of babies from urban maternal residences were significantly higher than those from rural environments. The over-all cord blood lead value was (mean +/- S.D.) 9.4 +/- 3.7 micrograms of lead per 100 ml. of whole blood. This level represented a considerably lower value than others previously reported and suggests a lower "normal" value for our population.