Industry-specific prevalence of elevated blood lead levels among Pennsylvania workers, 2007-2018
Conclusions
The battery manufacturing industry had the highest burden of occupational lead exposure in Pennsylvania, illustrating the importance of using industry-specific denominators to accurately identify sources of lead exposure. Although the prevalence rate of eBLLs declined over time, lead exposure remains a major concern among battery manufacturing workers.
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tsai, R. J., Lu, J. W., Henn, S. A., Hasanali, S. H., Harduar-Morano, L., Nair, A. Tags: Exposure assessment Source Type: research
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