articleAmerican Journal of Public HealthDec 21, 2015GREEN OA

Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children Associated With the Flint Drinking Water Crisis: A Spatial Analysis of Risk and Public Health Response

MHMona Hanna‐AttishaJLJenny LaChanceRCRichard C. SadlerACAllison Champney Schnepp

Hurley Medical Center

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Abstract

Objectives

We analyzed differences in pediatric elevated blood lead level incidence before and after Flint, Michigan, introduced a more corrosive water source into an aging water system without adequate corrosion control.

Methods

We reviewed blood lead levels for children younger than 5 years before (2013) and after (2015) water source change in Greater Flint, Michigan. We assessed the percentage of elevated blood lead levels in both time periods, and identified geographical locations through spatial analysis.

Results

Incidence of elevated blood lead levels increased from 2.4% to 4.9% (P

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Keywords
  • Environmental health
  • Lead (geology)
  • Medicine
  • Lead exposure
  • Blood lead level
  • Disadvantaged
  • Public health
  • Incidence (geometry)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Clean water and sanitation
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