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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
5098.0: Wednesday, November 13, 2002: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Lead-contaminated residential soil is an important source of childhood lead exposure; however, there has been relatively little effort to assess the effectiveness of low cost interventions in reducing lead exposure hazards. Most efforts have focused on the physical control of lead-based hazards on the interior and exterior of structures, with associated research on the effectiveness of these interventions. In this session, we will describe the interim control strategies used to treat residential urban soil-lead hazards in three projects funded by the US Department of Health and Urban Development and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. We will also discuss the efforts to identify reductions in soil-lead hazards. The projects include: 1) the use of relatively low cost landscaping interventions (e.g., raise beds, stone and mulch barriers, improve vegetative cover) in the yard of urban homes in Boston and Chicago that had previously received lead hazard control treatment; 2) the application of composted biosolids to yard soils to reduce both the soil-lead concentrations and the bioaccessibility of the lead (e.g., the fraction of lead that would be absorbed following ingestion); 3) assessment of plant uptake of lead and feasibility of phytoremediation as an intervention approach. All of the projects also attempted to assess the effectiveness of the interventions in reducing the amount of lead that is potentially tracked into the home by measuring dust-lead accumulation in entryway mats and exterior surfaces (dust wipes) before and after the intervention. | |||
| Learning Objectives: 1- Understanding that soil is a potential source of lead exposure 2-Examine differences in methodology for assessment of lead levels 3-Discuss low cost methods of reducing potential exposure to lead-contaminated soil. | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Nsedu Obot, MPH Brenda Afzal, RN, MS Tunde Akinmoladun, PHD John Neuberger, MBA, MPH, DrPH Marybeth Smuts, PhD Patrice Sulik | |||
| Peter J. Ashley, DrPH | |||
| Composted Biosolid Application for Reducing Urban Soil Lead Hazards Anna O. Orlova, PhD, Mark Farfel, ScD, Peter S.J. Lees, PhD, Rufus Chaney, Phd, Peter J. Ashley, DrPH | |||
| Feasibility of applying phytoremediation in urban residential communities Kimberly A. Gray, PhD, Mary E. Finster, Helen Binns, MD, MPH | |||
| Effect of an intervention to reduce soil lead contamination in urban residential yards Helen Binns, MD, MPH, Nicholas Peneff, DrPH, CIH, Kimberly A. Gray, PhD, Joyce Fernandes, MFA, Mary E. Finster | |||
| Results of In-situ XRF Soil Lead Testing in Boston Pat McLaine, RN, MPH, Robert Maxfield, MS, H. Patricia Hynes, MA, MS, Carolyn A. Kawecki, RN, MA | |||
| Change in Dust Lead Loading Following Soil Treatments Carolyn A. Kawecki, RN, MA, Patricia L. McLaine, RN, MPH, Robert Maxfield, MS, Karen Dennis, MS | |||
| Withdrawn -- Soil Lead Contamination and Track-In Helen Binns, MD, MPH, Nicholas Peneff, DrPH, CIH | |||
| Organized by: | Environment | ||
| Endorsed by: | Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; School Health Education and Services | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Environmental Health, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | ||