1 Introduction. - References. - 2 Lead in the atmosphere. - 2. 1 Introduction. - 2. 2 Sources of lead in air. - 2. 3 Concentrations of lead in ambient air. - 2. 4 Particle size distributions. - 2. 5 Chemical properties of atmospheric lead. - References. - 3 Lead in water. - 3. 1 Introduction. - 3. 2 Sources of lead in surface waters. - 3. 3 Concentrations of lead in water. - 3. 4 Chemistry of lead in water. - References. - 4 Lead in soils. - 4. 1 Introduction. - 4. 2 Sources of lead in soil. - 4. 3 Concentrations of lead in soil. - 4. 4 Uptake of soil lead by living organisms. - 4. 5 Chemistry of lead in soils. - 4. 6 Lead in street dusts. - References. - 5 Control of lead in air. - 5. 1 Industrial sources of lead. - 5. 2 Control of industrial emissions of lead. - 5. 3 Legislative regulations affecting industrial lead emissions. - 5. 4 Control of lead emissions from motor vehicles. - 5. 5 Ambient air quality standard for lead. - 5. 6 Control of lead within the workplace. - References. - 6 Control of lead discharges to water. - 6. 1 Introduction. - 6. 2 Water quality criteria and standards. - 6. 3 Uniform emission standards versus water quality objectives. - 6. 4 Control practices for lead discharges. - References. - 7 Human exposure to lead and its effects. - 7. 1 Introduction. - 7. 2 Sources and intake of lead. - 7. 3 Uptake of lead. - 7. 4 Metabolism of lead. - 7. 5 Blood leads. - 7. 6 Biological and adverse health effects of exposure to lead. - References. - 8 Chemical analysis of lead in the environment. - 8. 1 Introduction. - 8. 2 Chemical analysis of lead: available techniques. - 8. 3 Sampling and analysis of environmental media. - 8. 4 Contamination during lead analysis. - References. Language: English