Blood Lead Level Case Study: The Children 0-15 Years from Klitiilang Village, Sresawas District, Kanjanaburi Province

Abstract

The study objective was to evaluate the blood lead level from children at age 0-15 years, and to monitor the environmental lead contamination at Klitiilang village, Sresawas district, Kanjanaburi province. The study population were 231 voluntarily children from Klitiilang, Klitiibon, Huaysue, Toongnangkruan, Tadindaeng, Tipuye and Krienggawia villages. The children’s age was from 6 month to 13 years (with average age at 4 years and 6 months). One hundred and ninety four children have been checked for their blood lead level, which found blood lead level at 3-99 μg/dl (with average of 17.7 μg/dl). Fifteen children from Klitiilang village, were found to have blood lead level from 16-41 μg/dl (with average of 21.7 μg/dl). One hundred and thirty children (67%) were found to have blood lead level from WHO recommendation (more than 10 μg/dl). Thirty seven children (19.11%) were found to have 25 μg/dl of blood lead level, which require treatment, and two of them were from Klitiilang village.