Health Risks Assessment and the Epidemiology Study of Lead Exposure among Communities along Youtefa Gulf in Jayapura
| Main Authors: | Hasmi, Amiruddin, Ridwan |
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| Format: | Article |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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International Journal of Current Research and Academic review
, 2014
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.unhas.ac.id/handle/123456789/12302 |
Daftar Isi:
- Environmental research and public health
- The impact of Lead (Pb) as heavy metal pollution on aquatic biota and humans can be a harmful. Some researchers have studied chemical substances at Youtefa Gulf in Jayapura revealed that the gulf waters and biota have been polluted by heavy metals. This study aimed to analyze the extent to which a health risk of communities due to exposure of Pb. Epidemiological study in how much risk of health problems generated by exposure of Pb. This observational epidemiology study applied a cross sectional analytic approach. Sampling was determined by purposive sampling. The results showed that the levels of corpoporphyrin found in 75 respondents or 100% > 20 ug / dl (plumbum poisoning), protoporphyrin levels in the urine of 75 respondents found 19 samples (25.3%) that protoporphyrin levels > 30 mg / dl (sideroblastic anemia secondary ) and 56 samples (74.7%) were normal. Pb levels in the blood to 39 people (80%) were has high level of lead in their blood, and 1 sample (2.5%) has normal blood Pb levels. Risks level of some variables with consecutive secondary side roblastic anemia is Pb toxic with risk level of 95% CI = 0:54 (0:26 to 1:13) fish intake rate with risks level = 1.48 95% CI (1.75 1.26-), length of stay with risks level = 2 CI 95% (0.9-4.2), sex with risks level = 1.18 95% CI (0.52-2.4), age 95% CI with risks level 2:32 (1:19 to 4:53), Pb levels in blood with risks level = 0:53 95% CI (0.41-0.73), respectively.