A Generalizable Evaluated Approach, Applying Advanced Geospatial Statistical Methods, to Identify High Lead Exposure Locations at Census Tract Scale: Michigan Case Study.

Jianping XueValerie ZartarianRogelio Tornero-Velez Lindsay W Stanek Antonios G Poulakos Alan Walts Kathy Triantafillou Maryann Suero Nicholas Grokhowsky

Published in: Environmental health perspectives (2022)

This analysis confirmed known Pb hotspot locations and revealed new ones at a finer geographic resolution than previously available, using advanced geospatial statistical methods and mapping/visualization. It also assessed the utility of surrogates in the absence of blood Pb data. This approach could be applied to other states to inform Pb mitigation and prevention efforts. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP9705.

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