RT Report
T1 Childhood Exposure to Environmental Lead: MARC Report Number 34
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Monitoring and Assessment Research Centre, 
A2 Brunekreef, B.
K1 environmentally hazardous substance
K1 environmentally hazardous activity
K1 child
K1 lead contamination
K1 epidemiology
K1 air pollution
K1 child health
SN 0-905918-31-2
YR 1986
FD 1986
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27888
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27888
NO Considerable attention has been given to evaluating the significance of environmental pollution by lead. It has long been known that lead in sufficient quantities is a neurotoxin, but whether general environmental sources can result in the build-up and transfer of lead to an extent which might cause serious damage to human health is a question yet to be answered. Recent studies suggest that adverse health effects can occur at blood lead levels which are lower than the levels previously considered safe. In this report, the exposure of children to environmental lead is discussed, along with the impact of environmental lead exposure on the concentration of lead in children's blood.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026