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Lead is a highly toxic metal. Adults can be exposed to lead if they work in certain industries where lead is used. Lead is used to make products like batteries and ammunition. Construction workers can come in contact with lead during renovation and removal of old lead-based paint. Non-work lead exposures in adults include home remodeling and hobbies like casting lead bullets.1
Adult lead exposure data are available on the MiTracking data portal.
A blood lead level (BLL) of 5 micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL) or higher is considered elevated.2
For more information, visit CSTE - Management Guidelines for Blood Lead Levels in Adults or CDPH - Health-Based Guidelines for Blood Lead Levels in Adults.
People can breathe or swallow (eat or drink) lead particles or lead-contaminated dust, soil, and drinking water. Lead can accumulate in the body. Lead exposure can harm adults' health.1
For more information, visit MDHHS-Learn About Lead and MDHHS-Lead and Your Health.
Adults are most commonly exposed to lead at work. They may also be exposed through use of firearms, from gunshot wounds, while remodeling, through food, pottery, or ceramics, or by working with stained glass.3 Descriptions and examples are listed below:
Lead exposure happens most often in manufacturing and construction.4
For more information, visit NIOSH - Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance.
For more information, visit Lead Hazards at Indoor Fire Ranges and Lead Hazards from Casting and Reloading.
Homes built before 1978 may have lead-based paint. In 1978, the federal government banned consumer uses of indoor and outdoor lead-based paint. Lead exposure from paint and lead-contaminated dust occurs during home remodeling.7
For more information, visit Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program: Do-It-Yourselfers.
For more information, visit CDC - Lead in Foods, Cosmetics, and Medicines.
Using lead-containing solder while working with stained glass can be a source of lead exposure.9
For more information, visit Lead in Stained Glass.
Health problems that lead exposure can cause include10:
Lower levels of lead in adults can result in:
Along with the health effects listed above, higher levels of lead in adults can also result in:
For more information, visit NTP- Health Effects of Low-Lead Level.
Adult lead exposure can be prevented by eliminating or reducing contact with lead.
Some ways to prevent lead exposure are:
The following are ways to prevent lead exposure at work11:
For more information, visit NIOSH - Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance.
For more information, visit Lead Hazards at Indoor Firing Ranges.
For more information, visit MDHHS - Care for Mi Drinking Water - Drinking Water Testing.
A blood test is the best way to determine if you have a recent or on-going exposure to lead and if it is at a level that may be harmful to your health. The most reliable test is done by drawing blood from a vein, which is called a venous test. Some health providers and clinics do a test with blood drawn from your finger (capillary test), but if your blood lead is elevated on a capillary test it needs to be confirmed with a venous test. Talk to your doctor if you are at risk or have concerns.
The main treatment for an elevated blood lead level is to remove the person from lead exposure. This allows the body to clear the lead. It is unusual for an adult to require chelation treatment with medication for an elevated blood lead level.13
For more information, visit Medical Management of Lead-Exposed Adults .
Data from the Michigan Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) program were used to create this dataset. ABLES is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). ABLES is a joint project of Michigan State University (MSU) College of Human Medicine's Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) Division and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
For more data information, visit:
Lead | Toxic Substances | Toxic Substance Portal | ATSDR (cdc.gov)
Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES)
Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses: Lead Poisoning
Factsheet: Protecting Workers from Lead Hazards at Indoor Firing Ranges
