Research Article

Concentrations of Lead in Groundwater and Human Blood in the Population of Palosai, a Rural Area in Pakistan: Human Exposure and Risk Assessment

Table 4

Lead concentrations (μg/L) in the human blood of different age groups of people.

MeanRangeSD±MeanRangeSD±

Children (male), Children (female),
0.010.00-0.060.000.010.00-0.350.00
Adolescent (male), Adolescent (female),
0.050.00-0.160.000.030.00-0.140.00
Adults (male), Adults (female),
0.10.00-0.200.000.060.00-0.640.00
Old age (male), Old age (female),
0.160.00-0.320.000.10.00-0.100.00

: number of samples; SD±: standard deviation.