Hore Paromita, Alex-Oni Kolapo, Sedlar Slavenka, Bardhi Nevila, Ehrlich Jacqueline
Bureau of Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2025 May 22;74(18):298-301. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7418a1.
Lead exposure, even at low levels, can cause detrimental health effects across all ages. The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene receives blood lead results for NYC residents who are tested for lead and routinely conducts investigations to determine sources of lead exposure. In July 2024, blood lead surveillance activities in NYC revealed high levels of lead in traditional kansa (bronze) and pital (brass) metalware from Nepal. Use of these metalware items for preparing and serving food and drinks was associated with blood lead levels above the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists' blood lead reference value of 3.5 μg/dL in a pregnant woman, her spouse, and their child (range = 6-18.7 μg/dL). Clinicians and public health professionals should be aware that traditional metalware from around the world can contain high levels of lead, and when used to prepare or serve food and drinks, can be communal sources of lead exposure.
铅暴露，即使是低水平暴露，也会对所有年龄段的人群产生有害的健康影响。纽约市卫生和精神卫生部门会收到纽约市居民的血铅检测结果，这些居民会接受铅检测，并且该部门会定期进行调查以确定铅暴露的来源。2024年7月，纽约市的血铅监测活动发现，来自尼泊尔的传统坎萨（青铜）和皮塔尔（黄铜）金属制品含铅量很高。在一名孕妇、其配偶及其孩子中，使用这些金属制品来准备和盛放食物及饮料与血铅水平高于州和地区流行病学家委员会设定的3.5微克/分升的血铅参考值有关（范围为6 - 18.7微克/分升）。临床医生和公共卫生专业人员应意识到，来自世界各地的传统金属制品可能含有高含量的铅，当用于准备或盛放食物及饮料时，可能成为铅暴露的公共来源。
