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QUESTION:
Blood lead testing and Precautionary steps for lead poisoning prevention, 09 Oct 2005, New South Wales Australia I live in a terrace (built 1890s) in Redfern with my family. Our daughter is 3 years old and our son is 22 months old. I would like to test for lead levels in us all (to see if we are at risk) as we are planning renovations and our house is old and falling apart. I am increasingly concerned about the probability of lead dust in the house and follow your instructions on the most effective house-keeping (wet mopping, etc.) as a matter of course. I don't have cause to think that any of us suffer from lead poisoning - the children are healthy and developing normally - but I want to take precautions. I believe there is a saliva test which children/ people can take to roughly determine their risk level prior to a full blood test. Our GPs cannot tell me about where we can undertake the saliva test. Could you provide me information about/ contacts for GPs in inner Sydney who know a bit about lead testing, etc. and could you also tell me if I should just cut to the chase and do blood tests rather than the saliva tests? It would be a tragedy if your fantastic service closes down due to funding cuts. Many thanks in advance for your response, Liz Potter. |
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| NSWER: 11 Oct 2005 Hi Liz, We are currently without funding so apologies that I will have to be brief. Yes, you are right - don't bother with saliva lead testing, just ask the doctor for blood lead testing. I hope that you will find answers to precautionary steps on how to prevent lead poisoning at www.epa.nsw.gov.au/leadsafe/leadinf4.htm although we are working strenuously to avert the closing down of our service and our website. Regards, Shahilla |
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