Assessment of the prevalence of lead-based paint exposure risk in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Sci Total Environ
; 657: 1382-1388, 2019 Mar 20.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30677904
ABSTRACT
While lead-based paint has been banned for use in residential settings in most high-income countries, it remains commonly available in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Despite its continued availability, little is known about the specific exposure risk posed by lead-based paint in LMICs. To address this knowledge gap, an assessment of home and preschool dust and paint was carried out in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia. A team of investigators used field portable X-ray Fluorescence (pXRF) to measure 1574 painted surfaces for the presence of lead (mg/cm2) and collected 222 surface dust wipe samples for lead loading (µg/m2) from 103 homes and 19 preschools across 13 different neighborhoods of Jakarta. The assessment found that 2.7% (nâ¯=â¯42) of pXRF measurements and 0.05% (nâ¯=â¯1) of dust wipe samples exceeded the commonly applied USEPA guideline values for paint (1â¯mg/cm2) and dust (floors 431⯵g/m2; window sills 2691⯵g/m2). Thus, contrary to expectations the locations analyzed in Greater Jakarta showed that exposure risk to lead-based paint appears low. Further study is required in other settings to confirm the findings here. Precautionary measures, such as the proposed ban on lead-based paint, should be taken to prevent the significant social and economic costs associated with lead exposure.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pintura
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Monitoramento Ambiental
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Poeira
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Poluentes Ambientais
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Chumbo
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sci Total Environ
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article