Assessment of prevalence of elevated blood lead levels and risk factors among children and pregnant women in Bihar, India

• DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119528
• Publication Date: 2024-07-01T06:05:32Z
• Authors: Yi Lu; Ambrish Kumar Cha...; Sumi Mehta; Meenakshi Kushwaha; Arun Kumar; Mohammad Ali; Abhinav Srivastava; Ashok Kumar Ghosh; Stephan Bose-O'Re...; Lavanya Nambiar; Daniel Kass
• Keywords: Adult; Male; India; Infant; Environmental Exposure; Young Adult; Lead; Pregnancy; Risk Factors; Maternal Exposure; Child, Preschool; Prevalence; Pica; Humans; Female; Environmental Pollutants

While modeled estimates and studies in contaminated areas indicate high lead exposure among children Bihar, India, local data on the child population is limited.