A methodological consideration for blood lead concentrations obtained from the earlobe in Japanese adults occupationally unexposed to lead

• Main Authors: Nozomi Tatsuta (Author), Kunihiko Nakai (Author), Miyuki Iwai-Shimada (Author), Futoshi Mizutani (Author), Katsuyuki Murata (Author), Yoichi Chisaki (Author), Hiroshi Satoh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Neuropsychological effects of considerably low levels of lead exposure are observed in children, and a reliable and possibly painless technique that can detect such levels is required for the assessment of such exposure. We examined whether the blood lead (BPb) concentrations obt...