Research Article

Blood Lead Levels and Associated Sociodemographic Factors among Children Aged 3 to 14 Years Living near Zinc and Lead Mines in Two Provinces in Vietnam

Table 6

Lead in soils, ambient air, and drinking water samples.

SampleStudy siteMin-maxExceed VN standard
(, %)

Soils (mg/kg) ()Ban Thi (BK)300.4-33820.6227 (90.0)
Tan Long (TN)3011.72-1790.3622 (73.33)

Ambient air (μg/m3) ()Ban Thi (BK)301.6-18.530 (100.0)
Tan Long (TN)302-30.230 (100.0)

Drinking water (mg/L) ()Ban Thi (BK)310.002-0.01353 (9.68)
Tan Long (TN)300.0002-0.09943 (13.33)

Vietnamese standards.