Childhood Blood Lead Reductions Following Removal of Leaded Ceramic Glazes in Artisanal Pottery Production: A Success Story

Background. Lead exposure within artisanal ceramics workshop communities in Mexico continues to be a major source of childhood lead poisoning. Artisanal ceramics workshops expose children through direct ingestion, contaminated soil, and food prepared in lead-glazed pottery. Conversion to non-lead gl...

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Main Authors: Donald E. Jones, MS, Mario Covarrubias Pérez, Bret Ericson, Daniel Estrada Sánchez, Sandra Gualtero, Andrea Smith-Jones, MS, Jack Caravanos, DrPH, CIH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pure Earth 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Health and Pollution
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