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Risk factors for children’s blood lead levels in metal mining and smelting communities in Armenia: a cross-sectional study

Ruzanna Grigoryan; Varduhi Petrosyan; Dzovinar Melkom Melkomian; Vahe Khachadourian; Andrew McCartor, and Byron Crape · 2016

Catalogue summary

Blood testing of 159 Armenian children found a 6.0 μg/dl geometric mean and levels above the CDC reference in 68.6 percent across Akhtala, Alaverdi, and Yerevan.

Why this matters

Community differences and household risk factors connect mining exposure to actionable industrial, cleaning, housing, and caregiver-education interventions in Armenia.

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Published in

BMC Public Health

Year

2016

Language

English

DOI

10.1186/s12889-016-3613-9

Citation

Ruzanna Grigoryan; Varduhi Petrosyan; Dzovinar Melkom Melkomian; Vahe Khachadourian; Andrew McCartor, and Byron Crape 2016. Risk factors for children’s blood lead levels in metal mining and smelting communities in Armenia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3613-9

Topics

Society, science, and public health Education, youth, and media

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