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D J Davies1, J M Watt, I Thornton
1Applied Geochemistry Research Group, Imperial College, SW7, London.
Abstract:
Air lead concentrations were monitored for seven consecutive days at two locations inside and one location immediately outside 97 houses in inner-city Birmingham. Concentrations in the bedroom and playroom were similar to each other, but usually lower than those found outdoors. The mean internal air lead concentration was 0.26 μg/m(3) (n=1206) and the mean external concentration, 0.43 μg/m(3) (n=605). The mean of the individual internal:external ratios was 0.61 and similar to others cited in the literature. The study indicates that, in the absence of any major internal sources of lead, the mean external air lead concentration is a good predictor of the mean air internal air lead concentration.
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