NDLI: Blood Pb Levels in pregnant Nigerian women in Abakaliki, South-Eastern Nigeria

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Author	Ugwuja, Emmanuel I. Ibiam, Udu A. Ejikeme, Boniface N. Obuna, Johnson A. Agbafor, Kingsley N
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Environmental lead (Pb) exposure and toxicity have been recognised as public health problems of global importance, affecting both the developed and developing nations. In this work, blood Pb of pregnant women that were not exposed to lead by their occupation (n = 349), with mean ± SD age of 27.0 ± 4.8 years and gestational age of 21.8 ± 3.1 weeks at recruitment were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The results showed that 309 (88.5 %) of the women had a mean ± SD blood Pb of 40.0 ± 16.5 μg/dl, which is higher than the current US Centre for Disease Prevention and Control action limit (>10 μg/dl). The observed high prevalence of elevated blood Pb levels may be related to maternal low socioeconomic status. Health education is, therefore, urgently needed to sensitise the general public and the policy makers of the level of Pb exposure in Abakaliki environment and the inherent health implications. In addition to mandatory environmental lead monitoring, blood Pb screening for would-be mother is recommended, and those whose blood Pb are found elevated should be appropriately treated.
Starting Page	3795
Ending Page	3801
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01676369
Journal	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Volume Number	185
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	15732959
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-08-23
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Blood Pb Environmental exposure Non-essential trace elements Pregnancy Socioeconomic status Nigeria Environmental Monitoring/Analysis Environmental Management Ecotoxicology Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Pollution Medicine Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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