The contribution of lead contamination sites to childhood lead poisoning in the Hawaiian Islands

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dc.contributor.advisorCanale, Lisa K.
dc.contributor.authorGrimmett, Geoffrey M.
dc.contributor.mentorFelton, Diana
dc.contributor.mentorIngalls, Kacey
dc.contributor.mentorHoffman, Kelly
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-29T03:35:00Z
dc.date.available2022-10-29T03:35:00Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.descriptionA report submitted to the graduate division of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science Professional Internship Track.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis internship was in conjunction with the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health’s (HDOH) Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response (HEER) Office with the overall goal of the project being to improve the understanding of the geographic distribution of childhood lead poisoning in Hawaiʻi to inform childhood lead poisoning prevention efforts. The internship included the collection and mapping of blood lead data from the years 2015-2019 and environmental pollution data, such as lead contaminated sites, to help identify potential sources of lead exposure. These data were then analyzed to identify relationships between elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs) and factors such as distance from nearest site, lead concentration value at nearest site, and their interaction. The results of this analysis support the idea that most childhood exposures to lead in Hawaiʻi occur in the household. This report goes into more detail about the work described above and reflects on how this internship has benefitted both my mentor agency and myself.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipHawaiʻi State Department of Health's Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Officeen_US
dc.format.extent55 pagesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10790/7162
dc.language.isoen-USen_US
dc.subjectLead contaminationen_US
dc.subjectHawaiien_US
dc.subjectenvironmental pollutionen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectchildhood lead poisoningen_US
dc.titleThe contribution of lead contamination sites to childhood lead poisoning in the Hawaiian Islandsen_US
dc.typeMaster's Projecten_US
dc.typeReporten_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US

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