Tackling the Lead Gremlins: A Response to Take-Home Lead Exposure in a Minnesota Industrial Facility, 2019.

Yendell, Stephanie J; Janowiak, Dana; Yannarelly, Jim; Rezania, Zaynab; Haugen, Kathryn M B; Yang, Duzong; Kelly, James; Huff, Daniel et al. · Am J Public Health · 2022

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Abstract

Lead exposure that occurs from contamination inadvertently brought home from a workplace is known as take-home exposure. Take-home exposures are a public health hazard that adversely affects health equity for families and communities. This article describes coordinated action by agencies in Minnesota to curb lead exposure among children of workers at a facility that produces fishing sinkers and battery terminals. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2022;112(S7):S655-S657. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306982).

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