July 1, 2024Environmental ResearchOpen Access

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

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Modeled estimates demonstrate substantial lead exposure among children, yet empirical population data remains critically scarce across Bihar, India.
Assessment of elevated blood lead levels examines contaminated areas to identify primary environmental risk factors in pediatric and maternal cohorts.
Highlights the need for empirical surveillance of toxic blood lead levels, supporting targeted regional interventions to mitigate severe developmental harm.

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Assessment reveals elevated lead exposure concerns in children and pregnant women, highlighting a critical shortage of direct regional biomonitoring.

Lu et al. (2024) studied this question.

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Assessment reveals elevated lead exposure concerns in children and pregnant women, highlighting a critical shortage of direct regional biomonitoring.