Assessment of potters' occupational exposure to lead and associated risk factors in Maragogipinho, Brazil: preliminary results.
Matheus de J BandeiraNathália R Dos SantosMariana S CardosoNatalia HlavinickaAna Laura S AnjosEduardo L WândegaHomegnon A F BahSérgio T de OlivaAndrea R RochaJosé A Souza-JúniorJosé Antonio Menezes-FilhoPublished in: International archives of occupational and environmental health (2021)
The data found showed an excessive exposure among artisans, exceeding occupationally safe levels and those reported in the literature. It is important to implement occupational hygiene measures and improvements of the working conditions of these labors, especially the replacement of lead oxide in the pottery-glazing process.