Re-emergence of Lead Poisoning from Contaminated Flour in a West Bank Palestinian Village
Re-emergence of Lead Poisoning from Contaminated Flour in a West Bank Palestinian Village
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西岸巴勒斯坦村庄再次出现受污染面粉铅中毒事件
DOI：
10.1179/oeh.2000.6.3.183
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发表时间：
2000
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通讯作者：
E. Richter
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作者：
N. El;A. Fischbein;A. Konijn;R. Gorodetsky;H. El;B. Kaul;C. Hershko;F. Grauer;H. Foner;A. Al;Z. Dweik;M. Lihsounat;E. Richter
摘要尽管近20年前，受污染的面粉首次被描述为中东地区地方性铅中毒的重要来源，但社区面粉米尔斯中铅的使用尚未消除，并继续代表着重大的环境风险。作者描述了西岸一个巴勒斯坦家庭的铅中毒事件，并提请注意这种不寻常但重要的铅暴露源。所有13名家庭成员（两名儿童和11名成人）在因“胃肠炎”、头痛、关节痛、体重减轻和视力困难住院后被发现铅中毒。7只雌性动物的血红蛋白水平较低。血铅浓度范围为42至84 μg/dL。从一个石磨中获得的家庭面粉样本含有2，000 ppm的铅，该石磨曾因铅污染而关闭。从传统的石米尔斯面粉加强铅关节仍然是一个潜在的铅中毒源。
Abstract Although contaminated flour was first described as an important source of endemic lead poisoning in the Middle East almost 20 years ago, the use of lead in community flour mills has not been eliminated and continues to represent a significant environmental risk. The authors describe an outbreak of lead poisoning in a West Bank Palestinian family and draw attention to this unusual but important source of lead exposure. All 13 members of the family (two children and 11 adults), were found to have lead poisoning following hospitalization for “gastroenteritis,” headache, joint pain, weight loss, and vision difficulties. Seven females had low hemoglobin levels. Blood lead concentrations ranged from 42 to 84 μg/dL. Household flour samples obtained from a stone mill, previously closed because of lead contamination, contained 2,000 ppm lead. Flour from traditional stone mills reinforced with lead joints remains a potential source for lead poisoning.