Environmental exposure to lead and oxidative stress biomarkers among healthy children in La Plata, Argentina.
Liliana DisalvoVirginia CassainMaría Victoria FasanoGamaliel ZarAna VareaMiriam B VirgoliniPublished in: Archivos argentinos de pediatria (2022)
Most children had a BLL below the limit recommended by international agencies; although such BLLs do not affect antioxidant enzyme activity, they can induce lipid peroxidation. These results demonstrate the usefulness of this biomarker as an early diagnosis tool to assess subtoxic lead effects.