| Main Title |
Hazard of Lead Exposure in the Home from Recycled Automobile Storage Batteries. |
| Author |
Dolcourt, Jack L. ;
Finch, Charles ;
Coleman, Gordon D. ;
Klimas, Albert J. ;
Milar, Christopher R. ;
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| CORP Author |
North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. School of Medicine.;Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| Year Published |
1980 |
| Report Number |
EPA-600/J-81-515; |
| Stock Number |
PB82-154774 |
| Additional Subjects |
Storage batteries ;
Lead acid batteries ;
Toxicology ;
Hazardous materials ;
Rural areas ;
Motor vehicles ;
Reprints ;
Toxic substances ;
Air pollution effects(Humans)
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
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Last
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| NTIS |
PB82-154774 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
8p |
| Abstract |
Two families from rural areas of North Carolina had excessive lead exposure which resulted from either recycling exhausted automobile storage batteries in the home or burning the discarded battery casings for home heating. One child developed encephalopathy resulting in permanent brain damage. Decontamination efforts reduced the quantity of lead in the home environment by >50%. Rural children, previously considered to be at low risk, may in fact receive profound exposures which may go unrecognized until encephalopathy occurs. Occupational histories should be obtained from parents in order to detect children at risk from environmental toxins brought into the home on workmen's bodies and clothing. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Pediatrics, v68 n2 p225-229 Aug 81. Prepared in cooperation with Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA., North Carolina Dept. of Human Resources, Raleigh, New Hanover Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, NC., and Cabarrus County Health Dept., Concord, NC. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Hazard of Lead Exposure in the Home from Recycled Automobile Storage Batteries. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
18 Dec 80 |
| Category Codes |
6T; 6F; 57Y; 68G; 68A |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/11 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
323810494 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
