<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Xia, Huo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lin, Peng</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Xijin, Xu</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Liangkai, Zheng</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bo, Qiu</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Zongli, Qi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bao, Zhang</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dai, Han</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Zhongxian, Piao</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elevated Blood Lead Levels of Children in Guiyu, an Electronic Waste Recycling Town in China</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environmental Health Perspectives</style></secondary-title><short-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">EHP</style></short-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">children</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">China</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">e-waste</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">environmental</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Guiyu</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">lead</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2007</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://dx.doi.org/</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">in press</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">32</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Background: E-waste recycling was still primitive in Guiyu and thus may contribute tothe elevation of blood lead levels (BLLs) in Children living in the local environment.Objectives: We have compared the BLLs in children living in e-waste recycling town ofGuiyu to those living in the neighboring town of Chendian. Methods: We have observedthe processing of e-waste recycling in Guiyu and studied BLLs in a cluster sample of 226children with the age under 6 years who lived in Guiyu and Chendian. BLLs weredetermined with atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Hemoglobin (Hgb) and physicalindexes (height and weight, head and chest circumferences) were also measured. Results:BLLs in 165 children of Guiyu ranged from 4.40 to 30.25 Î¼g/dL with a mean of 15.3Î¼g/dL whereas BLLs in 61 children of Chendian were from 4.09 to 23.10 Î¼g/dL with amean of 9.94 Î¼g/dL. Statistical analyses showed that Children living in Guiyu havesignificantly higher level of blood lead as compared to those living in Chendian (Pï¼œ0.01). Eighty eight percent of children (135/165) in Guiyu had BLLs exceeding 10 Î¼g/dLversus 37.7% of children (23/61) in Chendian (Pï¼œ0.01). In addition, a significantincreasing trend in BLLs was observed with increasing age in Guiyu (Pï¼œ0.01). Itappears that there is correlation between the BLLs in children and numbers of e-wasteworkshops. However, no significant difference in Hgb level or physical indexes wasfound between 2 towns. Conclusions: The primitive e-waste recycling activities maycontribute to the elevated BLLs in children living in Guiyu.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>