Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance --
United States, Second Quarter, 1993
Quarterly surveillance data from state-based Adult Blood Lead
Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) programs are reported for the
second quarter of 1993. Table_1 Previous quarterly summaries
included
multiple reports for persons received during the quarter (e.g.,
reflecting follow-up or repeat blood specimens). Counts of persons
now exclude such multiple reports and report the highest blood lead
level (BLL) obtained during the reporting period. These data
provide a better estimate of the number of persons with elevated
BLLs in the system and assist with targeted prevention efforts.
Reported by: B Harrell, MPA, Div of Epidemiology, CH Woernle, MD,
State Epidemiologist, Alabama Dept of Public Health. N Peterson,
MS, C Fowler, MS, Arizona Dept of Health Svcs. A Osorio, MD, S
Payne, MS, Occupational Health Surveillance and Evaluation Program,
California Dept of Health Svcs. CJ Dupuy, MS, B Jung, MPH,
Connecticut State Dept of Health Svcs. M Lehnherr, Occupational
Disease Registry; H Howe, PhD, Div of Epidemiologic Studies,
Illinois Dept of Public Health. K Choquette, MS, R Currier, DVM, S
Jones, MPH, LA Wintermeyer, MD, State Epidemiologist, Iowa Dept of
Public Health. E Coe, MPH, K Laranjani, MD, S DeSilva, MD, Health
Registries Div, Maryland Dept of the Environment. R Rabin, MSPH,
Div of Occupational Hygiene, Massachusetts Dept of Labor and
Industries. P Dunbar, MPH, Bur of Child and Family Svcs, Michigan
Dept of Public Health. T Ferrara, MD, D Solet, PhD, K Royce,
Occupational Health Program, Bur of Risk Assessment, Div of Public
Health Svcs, New Hampshire State Dept of Health and Human Svcs. B
Gerwel, MD, D Valiante, R Ramaprasad, MS, Occupational Disease
Prevention Program, New Jersey State Dept of Health. R Stone, PhD,
New York State Health Dept. M Barnett, MS, State Health Div, Oregon
Dept of Human Resources. J Gosten, MS, Occupational Health Program,
Div of Environmental Health, Pennsylvania Dept of Health. R Marino,
MD, A Gardner, Div of Health Hazard Evaluations, South Carolina
Dept of Health and Environmental Control. T Willis, D Salzman, DM
Perrotta, PhD, Environmental Epidemiologist, Texas Dept of Health.
D Beaudoin, MD, G Thompson, Bur of Epidemiology, Utah Dept of
Health. L Hanrahan, MS, P Sarow, Div of Health, Wisconsin Dept of
Health and Social Svcs. Div of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations,
and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, CDC. Table_1 Note:
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TABLE 1. Reports of elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in adults -- 20 states, * second
quarter, 1993
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Second quarter, 1993
Reported BLL -------------------------- Cumulative Cumulative
(ug/dL) No. reports No. persons reports, 1993 + reports, 1992 &
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25-39 4,053 1,975 19,332 15,279
40-49 1,061 442 5,349 4,288
50-59 257 120 1,346 1,289
>=60 161 77 746 585
Total 5,532 2,614 26,773 21,441
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* Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah,
Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.
+ Cumulative totals for 1993 reflect first-quarter data from 16 states (Alabama, Connecticut,
Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Wisconsin) and second-quarter data from
20 states.
& Cumulative totals for 1992 reflect first- and second-quarter data from 12 states (Alabama,
California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ore-
gon, Texas, and Wisconsin).
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