Big River Mine Tailings Superfund Site Lead Exposure Study, Jefferson City,211 Missouri

摘要

The purpose of this study was to determine if living close to the Big River Mine211u001eTailings Superfund site increased blood lead levels of resident children and what 211u001econtribution mining waste had to any increase. The results of this study 211u001eindicated that blood lead levels were a product of exposure to lead mining waste, 211u001elead-based paint, and other sources. Because the only substantial difference 211u001ebetween the study and control areas, in terms of exposure to lead, was the 211u001epresence of lead mining, mining waste is the reasonable explanation for the 211u001edifference between the blood lead levels in the two communities.