Occupational | Homes/Buildings |
- Plumbers, pipe fitters
- Lead miners
- Lead smelters and refiners
- Painters
- Auto repairers
- Glass manufacturers
- Shipbuilders
- Printers
- Plastic manufacturers
- Police officers
- Steel welders or cutters
- Construction workers (especially renovation and rehabilitation)
- Rubber product manufacturers
- Gas station attendants (past exposure)
- Battery manufacturers
- Battery recyclers
- Bridge reconstruction workers
- Firing range instructors
| - Lead-containing paint/pigment
- Soil/dust near lead industries, roadways, lead-painted homes
- Plumbing leachate
- Ceramic ware (especially imported)
- Leaded gasoline
- Vinyl miniblinds*
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Hobbies and related activities |
- Glazed pottery making
- Target shooting at firing ranges
- Lead soldering (eg, electronics)
- Painting
- Preparing lead shot, fishing sinkers
- Stained-glass making
- Car or boat repair
- Home remodeling
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Other sources |
- Folk remedies (Mexican: azarcon, greta; Asian: ba-baw-san, bali goli)
- Tobacco smoking
- Cosmetics
- Moonshine whiskey
- Gasoline "huffing"
- Ayurvedic medications
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