** Ranitidine alters gastric acidity, which theoretically can Ban of lead-containing paint and certainĬonsumer products bearing lead-containing paint. HETA 9.Ĭincinnati: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Products in municipal solid waste, 1970 to 2000. Surveillance of elevated blood lead levels among adults. Workers in the plastics pigmenting industry - Texas, 1990. Lead chromate exposures and elevated blood lead levels in Experience with burned lead-in-plastic material. The potential hazard of chewing plastic coatings or other plastic Health-care providers of the need to be aware of this potential The findings in this report remind occupational and other Lead from these plastic coatings is probably uncommon. Because the plastic coatingįrom wires is usually removed by mechanical stripping, ingestion of Among these workers, potential forĮxcessive exposure to lead may result from inhalation of fumes Wire and cable continue to produce PVC stabilized and/or pigmented In the manufacture of PVC plastics, manufacturers of electrical Reduced considerably the amount of lead used in the United States Manufacture of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics (in which 2%-5% Plastics (in which lead chromates are used as pigment) and in the Lead compounds may be employed in the production of colored Lead exposure also can occur among workers who burn the plasticĬoating off copper wire to recycle the copper, lead intoxication by Stabilizers and pigments in the plastics industry (4). Production of plastics (2,3), and the manufacture and use of Lead-containing plastics during repair of a storage tank (1), the
Have been associated with lead exposure in the burning of Div of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, andįield Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety andĮditorial Note: This report likely represents the first documentedĬase of lead poisoning following ingestion of lead as a consequence Univ and Children's Hospital, TJ Halpin, MD, State Epidemiologist, Reported by: M Kelley, MD, P Walson, MD, D Thorton, PhD, Ohio State Subjective improvement in his symptoms follow-up neuropsychiatric In January 1993, when his BLL was 24 ug/dL, he reported Receipt of these results, he was instructed immediately to Plastic outer coating (present on all colors of wire) and theĬopper wire contained no lead however, the colored coatingsĬontained 10,000-39,000 ug of lead per gram of coating. Insulation were obtained and analyzed for lead content. Samples of the copper wire with white, blue, and yellow plastic Insulation that he stripped off the ends of electrical wires. However, BLLs on May 15 and July 23 were 49 ug/dL and 56ĭuring a July 1992 follow-up clinic visit, he mentioned thatįor approximately 20 years he had habitually chewed on the plastic Oral chelating agent, and on April 4, his BLL had decreased to 13 He was treated for 19 days with dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), an Because of these abnormalities, beginning March 13, Neuropsychiatric testing on March 13 demonstrated mild memoryĭeficits, as evidenced by abnormalities on verbal and figural He had used for the previous 1-1/2 years for "indigestion." HeĪlthough results of a neurologic examination were normal, His only medication was ranitidine **, which Revealed levels of 5 ug/dL for his wife and less than 5 ug/dL for In January 1992, blood lead testing of family members
Use in residential paint) *, and household water was obtained fromĪ well. His residence was built in 1974 (after lead was banned from Products, no previous bullet or birdshot wounds, and he deniedĭrinking illicitly distilled alcohol or using lead additives in his He had noĪctivities or hobbies associated with exposure to lead or lead History of exposure to lead from soldering or welding. Service and while employed at a television station, he reported no Although he had been employed forĪpproximately 20 years as a microwave technician during military Obtained at the time of the second BLL test revealed no apparent To perform basic arithmetical calculations.Ī comprehensive occupational and environmental history However, he reported numbness of hisįingers and palms, tinnitus, and a possible decrease in his ability Month later was 51 ug/dL, he reported no exposure to known sources Pharmacology and toxicology clinic for further evaluation clinic Was detected in a 46-year-old Ohio man during a routine In December 1991, a venous blood lead level (BLL) of 50 ug/dL Lead Intoxication Associated with Chewing Plastic For assistance, please send e-mail to: Type 508 Accommodation and the title of the report in the subject line of e-mail.
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