Abstract
The present study was prompted by an observation made during a visit to Karchi in 1986 when three blood samples from two women and a man, all between 30-35 years yielded blood Pb levels of 31.4, 21.9 and 41.7 ug Pb/dl blood. Karachi is a highly industrialized urban center with very large numbers of motor vehicles, all of which use leaded gasoline. Lead-based paint is also extensively used in the city. The present study was conducted to determine if hair metal analyses could be used to determine elevated exposures to lead in women of child-bearing age living in Karachi (Pakistan). Rural Bangladeshi women living in areas with little or no vehicular traffic and no factories in the vicinity were used as controls.
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