Occupational exposure to airborne lead in Brazilian Police Officers
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Shooting with lead-containing ammunition in indoor firing ranges is a known source of lead exposure
in adults. Police officers may be at risk of lead intoxication when regular training shooting exercises
are yearly mandatory to law enforcement officers. Effects on health must be documented, even when
low-level elemental (inorganic) lead exposure is detected. Forty police officers (nineteen cadets and
twenty-one instructors) responded to a questionnaire about health, shooting habits, and potential lead
exposure before a training curse. Blood samples were collected and analyzed for blood lead level (BLL)
before and after a three days training curse. The mean BLL for the instructors’ group was 5.5 g/dL ± 0.6.
The mean BLL for the cadets’ group before the training was 3.3 g/dL ± 0.15 and after the training the
main BLL was 18.2 g/dL ± 1.5. Samples were analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer
(ICP-MS). All the participants in the training curse had significantly increased BLL (mean increment about
15 g/dL) after the three days indoor shooting season.
In conclusion, occupational lead exposure in indoor firing ranges is a source oflead exposure in Brazilian
police officers, and appears to be a health risk, especially when heavy weapons with lead-containing
ammunition are used in indoor environments during the firing training seasons.
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ROCHA, ERNESTO D.; SARKIS, JORGE E.S.; CARVALHO, MARIA de F.H.; SANTOS, GERSON V. dos; CANESSO, CLAUDEMIR. Occupational exposure to airborne lead in Brazilian Police Officers. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, v. 217, p. 702-704, 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.12.004. Disponível em: http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/8973. Acesso em: 30 Dec 2025.
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