- Author
- Gilsinn, J. F.
- Title
- Estimates of the Nature and Extent of Lead Paint Foisoning in the United States.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBS TN 746, December 1972, 163 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900; Rush Service (Telephone Orders Only) 800-553-6847; Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
- problems | lead | lead paints | lead paints poisoning | lead poisoning | mathematical modeling | models | urban health problems
- Abstract
- This report evaluates the nationwide magnitude and extent of pediatric lead poisoning resulting from the ingestion of lead-based paint. Estimates are given of the number of children who have elevated blood lead levels (40 ug or more of lead per 100 ml of whole blood) in each of 241 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas throughout the country. The mathematical models used to obtain these estimates are documented together with the assumptions and data upon which those models are based. Partial validation of both models and assumptions is also reported.