LEAD CONTENT IN BLOOD OF CHILDREN IN THE CITY CENTRE OF STOCKHOLM

BLYHALT I BLOD HOS BARN I STOCKHOLMS INNERSTAD

Blood test is made on 103 children born 1973-1975. The selection includes 51 children who usually are in environments with high traffic flows and 52 children from environments with low traffic flows. The investigation points out that the mean value for all children is 6.3 micro lead per 100 ml blood. A healthy child with less than 15 micro lead per 100 ml blood does not run the risk of detrimental effects according to earlier tests. The blood tests do not point to any difference in the lead content in blood between the two test groups. The result from this investigation shows that the lead pollution from the motor traffic in the city centre of stockholm only in a minor degree affects the lead content in blood. Parents and personnel at day nurseries were interviewed. According to their answers, the traffic was considered as a big security and environment problem. Many of them think that the traffic should be reduced. In conclusion, planned and realized actions to decrease the lead-spreading are shown. Furthermore some investigations mapping motor exhausts total effects on health are reported. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Miljo-Och Haelsovaardsfoervaltningen Och

  Torkel Kautssonsgatan 20
  Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Hanno, S
  • JANSSON, K
  • Sellebjerg, A A
  • Wetterhall, A-C
• Publication Date: 1979-5

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 34 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Air pollution; Blood; Blood analysis; Central business districts; Children; Concentration (Chemistry); Exhaust gases; Lead (Metal); Tests; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concentration
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• Old TRIS Terms: Blood tests; Minors
• ITRD Terms: 2036: Blood; 1758: Child; 7132: Concentration (chem); 2442: Emission; 7138: Lead (metal); 8109: Sweden; 6255: Test; 311: Town centre
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00310438
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 2003 12:00AM