TY - JOUR
T1 - The public minimization of the risks associated with environmental lead exposure and elevated blood lead levels in children, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
AU - Taylor, Mark Patrick
AU - Schniering, Carolyn
N1 - Corrigendum can be found in Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health, Volume 65(2), 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2010.482458
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - This brief communication provides a critical evaluation of environmental lead problems, human health issues, and the minimisation of risks by industry and government authorities in Mount Isa, Queensland. Recent data indicates significantly elevated childhood blood lead levels in Mount Isa, and the evidence suggests health authorities have downplayed the risks of lead exposure in affected children. The minimisation of the risks of environmental lead exposure has led to complacency with respect to its harmful effects on human health. Given that the effects of lead exposure are largely irreversible, there is a strong argument for greater action at a government and industry level around community awareness, early intervention and regulatory controls.
AB - This brief communication provides a critical evaluation of environmental lead problems, human health issues, and the minimisation of risks by industry and government authorities in Mount Isa, Queensland. Recent data indicates significantly elevated childhood blood lead levels in Mount Isa, and the evidence suggests health authorities have downplayed the risks of lead exposure in affected children. The minimisation of the risks of environmental lead exposure has led to complacency with respect to its harmful effects on human health. Given that the effects of lead exposure are largely irreversible, there is a strong argument for greater action at a government and industry level around community awareness, early intervention and regulatory controls.
KW - children
KW - heavy metal exposure
KW - lead
KW - neurological disorders
KW - soil contamination
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U2 - 10.1080/19338240903338189
DO - 10.1080/19338240903338189
M3 - Article
C2 - 20147003
AN - SCOPUS:77049097431
SN - 0003-9896
VL - 65
SP - 45
EP - 48
JO - Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
JF - Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
IS - 1
ER -