TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effects of Lead Contamination in Public Health Case
T2 - 1st Sriwijaya International Conference on Environmental Issues, SRICOENV 2018
AU - Lestari, Indah
AU - Soesilo, Tri Edhi Budhi
AU - Agustina, Haruki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018.
PY - 2018/11/27
Y1 - 2018/11/27
N2 - Lead is one of the ten main chemicals that was found naturally in the earth's crust and has toxic effects to human health. Direct contamination due to the re-suspension of dust containing lead from soil can be inhaled by certain environmental conditions, for example in dry season and enter human body directly. The aim of this study was analyzing the effect of lead contamination toward human health in Pasarean Village.The research was conducted in Pesarean Village, Tegal District where metal smelting and used lead acid battery smelting had been done in more than 10 years ago and left the waste aside as an open dumping waste. The method that was used in this study were qualitative method using questionnaire and reviewing secondary data which was supported with literature reviews. The result showed that almost 80% of people has acute and chronic symptoms of lead poisoning and it showed that lead contained in blood was high or exceeding the blood lead level standard in human.
AB - Lead is one of the ten main chemicals that was found naturally in the earth's crust and has toxic effects to human health. Direct contamination due to the re-suspension of dust containing lead from soil can be inhaled by certain environmental conditions, for example in dry season and enter human body directly. The aim of this study was analyzing the effect of lead contamination toward human health in Pasarean Village.The research was conducted in Pesarean Village, Tegal District where metal smelting and used lead acid battery smelting had been done in more than 10 years ago and left the waste aside as an open dumping waste. The method that was used in this study were qualitative method using questionnaire and reviewing secondary data which was supported with literature reviews. The result showed that almost 80% of people has acute and chronic symptoms of lead poisoning and it showed that lead contained in blood was high or exceeding the blood lead level standard in human.
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U2 - 10.1051/e3sconf/20186803012
DO - 10.1051/e3sconf/20186803012
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85058301911
SN - 2555-0403
VL - 68
JO - E3S Web of Conferences
JF - E3S Web of Conferences
M1 - 03012
Y2 - 26 September 2018 through 27 September 2018
ER -
