Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Employed Adults - United States, 1994-2013

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 Oct 14;63(55):59-65. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6355a5.

Abstract

CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and state health departments collect data on laboratory-reported adult blood lead levels (BLLs). This report presents data on elevated BLLs among employed adults (defined as persons aged ≥16 years) in the United States for 1994-2013. This report is a part of the Summary of Notifiable Noninfectious Conditions and Disease Outbreaks - United States, which encompasses various surveillance years but is being published in 2016 (1). The Summary of Notifiable Noninfectious Conditions and Disease Outbreaks appears in the same volume of the Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) as the annual Summary of Notifiable Infectious Diseases (2).

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Employment / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Lead / blood*
  • Lead Poisoning / blood
  • Lead Poisoning / epidemiology*
  • Occupational Exposure / adverse effects*
  • Population Surveillance*
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Lead