CHILDREN

Lead Concentration 

in Blood

Fg Pb/dl

ADULTS

 
 

 

150

 

Death

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

»Encepalopathy
 

 

 

Encephalopathy

Nephropathy

Frank Anemia

 

»Frank Anemia

 

 

»Decreased Longevity

Colic  

 

 

50

»Hemoglobin Synthesis ò
 

 

 

ò Hemoglobin Synthesis 

40 »Peripheral Neuropathies

Infertility (Men)

Neuropathy

ò Vitamin D Metabolism 30 »Systolic Blood Pressure (Men)

»Hearing Acuity ò

 

 

»Erythocyte Protoporphyrin (Men)ñ

ò Nerve Conduction Velocity º 20  

ñ Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin

ò Vitamin D Metabolism (?) 

 

»Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin (Women) ñ

Developmental Toxicity 

ò IQ

ò Hearing

ò Growth

10


 
 
 
 

»Hypertension ñ

Tranplacental Transfer   

 


 
 

ñ Increased function 

ò Decreased function