Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMPMexicoLeadHumansCookingCeramics
Enhanced Leaching of Soluble Lead by Cooking Acidic Food in Glazed Pottery Sold at the Mexico-US Border.
Chaak Castellanos-Carrizal, Octelina Castillo-Ruiz, Laura Y Ramírez-Quintanilla, Leticia Carrizales-Yañez, Sergio Montes
Published: 202610.1097/PHH.0000000000002305
Abstract
CONTEXT: The use of traditional glazed-clay pottery is associated with elevated blood lead levels and is one of the main factors of nonoccupational lead exposure in the Mexican population. Most of the traditional Mexican foods are acidic. Lead leachi…
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