3 research outputs found
Evaluation of cadmium concentration in the blood of children from Krak贸w and from the Krosno region
Lead in the blood of children living close to industrial point sources in Bulgaria and Poland
ln Eastern European countries some industrial point sources are still suspected to have unacceptable emission
rates of lead that pose a major health risk in particular to children. An interdisciplinary research project under
the auspices of the EU had the aims (I) to monitor the current contamination of two industrial zones in Bulgaria and
Poland, (2) to relate the Pb levels in ecological strata to the internal exposure of children, (3) to develop public
health strategies in order to reduce the health risk by heavy metals. The human monitoring of Pb in Poland did not
show increased health risks for the children living in an industrial zone close to Krakow. Bulgarian children, however,
exceeded the WHO limit of 100聽g lead per litre blood by over one hundred percent (240聽g/1). Samples of
soil, fodder and livestock organs showed elevated concentrations of lead. Recent literature results are compared with
the findings in Bulgaria and Poland. The sources of the high internal exposure of children are discussed. Public
health strategies to prevent mental dysfunction in Bulgarian children at risk include awareness building and social
masures