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Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd 2016; 35 (3)

Harmful effects of lead on human health

Rodríguez RA, Cuéllar LL, Maldonado CG, Suardiaz EME

Language: Spanish
References: 62
Page: 251-271
PDF size: 335.54 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Lead is a heavy metal found in its natural form in Earth's crust, and distributed in the environment by anthropogenic or natural, fixed or mobile sources of pollutants. Organic and inorganic lead compounds are released to the air during carbon and oil combustion. Lead may enter the human body by three routes: respiratory, digestive, or dermal or cutaneous, but its damaging effects on human health at cell level can not be noticed in the short term. The purpose of the review was to characterize lead and determine its influence on the health of the population. Special attention is currently being given to this subject, due to the harmful effects of lead and its influence on the health of the population, and because lead constitutes a large part of the environmental pollution present in many cities worldwide.


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