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| Title |
Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children Associated With the Flint Drinking Water Crisis: A Spatial Analysis of Risk and Public Health Response
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| Published in |
American Journal of Public Health, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2015.303003 |
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| Authors |
Mona Hanna-Attisha, Jenny LaChance, Richard Casey Sadler, Allison Champney Schnepp |
| Abstract |
We analyzed differences in pediatric elevated blood lead level incidence before and after Flint, Michigan, introduced a more corrosive water source into an aging water system without adequate corrosion control. We reviewed blood lead levels for children younger than 5 years before (2013) and after (2015) water source change in Greater Flint, Michigan. We assessed the percentage of elevated blood lead levels in both time periods, and identified geographical locations through spatial analysis. Incidence of elevated blood lead levels increased from 2.4% to 4.9% (P < .05) after water source change, and neighborhoods with the highest water lead levels experienced a 6.6% increase. No significant change was seen outside the city. Geospatial analysis identified disadvantaged neighborhoods as having the greatest elevated blood lead level increases and informed response prioritization during the now-declared public health emergency. The percentage of children with elevated blood lead levels increased after water source change, particularly in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Water is a growing source of childhood lead exposure because of aging infrastructure. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print December 21, 2015: e1-e8. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.303003). |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 222 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 110 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 2% |
| Sweden | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | <1% |
| Cameroon | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | <1% |
| Unknown | 96 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 138 | 62% |
| Scientists | 38 | 17% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 36 | 16% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 10 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 1,241 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 1226 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 279 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 200 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 156 | 13% |
| Researcher | 94 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 88 | 7% |
| Other | 163 | 13% |
| Unknown | 261 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 148 | 12% |
| Environmental Science | 132 | 11% |
| Engineering | 106 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 105 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 104 | 8% |
| Other | 318 | 26% |
| Unknown | 328 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1626. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 April 2024.
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#6,875
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Outputs from American Journal of Public Health
#18
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#59
of 398,217 outputs
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#1
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