GLASSED CERAMIC AS A RISK FACTOR FOR LEAD -EXPOSURE

The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of ''earthenware dishes'' is associated with high blood lead levels in children. Measu rements of lead in blood were done in 169 school-children. Of this sam ple 100 children were selected: 50 of them with the lowest concentrati on of lead in blood and 50 with the highest. A questionnaire was appli ed to 39 mothers of the children with low blood lead levels (<20.2 mug /dl) and 48 mothers of the children with high blood lead levels (>28. 0 mug/dl). Results show that the use, frequency and time of utilizatio n of this type of dishes is statistically associated with high levels of lead in blood.