Blood lead levels in children and soil lead contamination in a former mining area in Germany
These results emphasize the importance of continuing and strengthening preventive measures to reduce lead exposure and intake. Given similar historical contamination in other regions, more extensive environmental assessments and targeted interventions are required to protect children's health in former mining areas worldwide.
Authors
- Walter Schmotz
- Michael R. Hoopmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7029-7792)
- Stefan Rakete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4851-513X)
- Nathalie Costa Pinheiro
- Laura Wengenroth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4730-1612)
- Finn Sonnemann
- Martin Hepp
- Lea John
- Dennis Nowak
- Katja Radon
Institutions
- LMU Klinikum (DE)
- Niedersächsisches Landesgesundheitsamt (DE)
- Forschungszentrum Energiespeichertechnologien (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ee9.0000000000000459
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00