IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2875: Chronic Environmental and Occupational Lead Exposure and Kidney Function among African Americans: Dallas Lead Project II (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

Background: We examined the effects of lead on kidney function in occupationally and environmentally exposed adults from a Dallas lead smelter community that was the site of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund clean-up. All subjects were African Americans--a racial group that bears a disproportionate burden of kidney disease. Methods: A two-phase health screening was conducted. Phase II included a physical examination and laboratory tests. Study subjects were African Americans residents, aged >=19 years to