Blood lead levels in indigenous peoples living close to oil extraction areas in the Peruvian Amazon

CONCLUSION: BLLs that pose a health risk were detected in the study population of a non-industrialized and remote area of the Amazon. The highest BLLs were observed in those river basins where relative oil extraction activity and environmental levels of contaminants have been reported to be greatest.PMID:34103202 | DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2021.106639

Source: Environment International - June 9, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Cristina O'Callaghan-Gordo Jaime Rosales Pilar Liz árraga Frederica Barclay Tami Okamoto Diana M Papoulias Ana Espinosa Mart í Orta-Martinez Manolis Kogevinas John Astete Source Type: research