Environmental Lead in Mexico

摘要: From the data presented here, it can be concluded that environmental exposure to lead is a particularly severe problem in Mexico. As has been shown, there are very important sources of this metal: (a) for rural populations who manufacture and/or utilize lead-glazed pottery, (b) urban exposed high air concentrations due continued use fuel additives, (c) workers several industries, mainly those batteries and pigments, (d) consumers routinely eat canned foods such as hot peppers fruit products, (e) general population living vicinity smelters, refineries other industries emit lead. Therefore, Mexico only native primitive communities, far away from all civilized life, could expected free exposure. At same time, despite relatively few available, stated approaching levels might highly hazardous, particular neuropsychological health children. Regarding presence environment, fact available studies not enough, evident pollution by metal widespread serious lack most regions country, including polluted. official attention paid problem, either regulations, support further studies, or implementation effective control measures level needed according data. Lead gasoline still used at with exception City its surrounding area, while no have carried out determine potential impact practice outside City. Despite Torreon smelter one largest Latin America, although located less than two km downtown Torreon, predominant winds blowing direction towards residential central areas city, large scale study on source residents.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)