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Environmental and health disparities in residential communities of New Orleans: The need for soil lead intervention to advance primary prevention
- Source :
- Environment International, Vol 51, Iss, Pp 73-81 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2013.
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Abstract
- Urban environments are the major sites for human habitation and this study evaluates soil lead (Pb) and blood Pb at the community scale of a U.S. city. There is no safe level of Pb exposure for humans and novel primary Pb prevention strategies are requisite to mitigate children's Pb exposure and health disparities observed in major cities. We produced a rich source of environmental and Pb exposure data for metropolitan New Orleans by combining a large soil Pb database (n=5467) with blood Pb databases (n=55,551 pre-Katrina and 7384 post-Katrina) from the Louisiana Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (LACLPPP). Reanalysis of pre- and post-Hurricane Katrina soil samples indicates relatively unchanged soil Pb. The objective was to evaluate the New Orleans soil Pb and blood Pb database for basic information about conditions that may merit innovative ways to pursue primary Pb exposure prevention. The city was divided into high (median census tract soil≥100 mg/kg) and low Pb areas (median census tract soil
- Subjects :
- Soil test
Environmental remediation
Soil lead
Deposition (geology)
Soil
Environmental health
Humans
Soil Pollutants
Cities
Healthcare Disparities
lcsh:Environmental sciences
Environmental Restoration and Remediation
General Environmental Science
lcsh:GE1-350
Environmental engineering
New Orleans
Soil chemistry
Environmental Exposure
Metropolitan area
Health equity
Environmental Policy
Lead
Socioeconomic Factors
Soil water
Housing
Environmental science
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Monitoring
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01604120
- Volume :
- 51
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Environment International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b2236286d2de9b2a76bfe9d87fcc5047