PEDIATRICS Vol. 97 No. 6 June 1996, pp. 916-917
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow P3Rs: Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when P3Rs are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Miller, M. B.
Right arrow Articles by Salmen, D.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Miller, M. B.
Right arrow Articles by Salmen, D.

Pool Cue Chalk: A Source of Environmental Lead

Mary Beth Miller DO1, Steven C. Curry MD1, Donald B. Kunkel MD2, Patricia Arreola MS2, Ernest Arvizu BS3, Kristina Schaller BS3, and Dennis Salmen RS4

1 Department of Medical Toxicology, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85006
2 Department of Medical Toxicology Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Phoenix, AZ 85006
3 Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Environmental Health, Phoeni, AZ 85015
4 Mecklenburg County Health Department, Environmental Health Division, Charlotte, NC 28202

Lead compounds are used as coloring agents for numerous products. Two cases of children with elevated blood lead concentrations encountered by the authors suggested that pool cue chalk may serve as a source of environmental lead. The objective of this study was to determine lead content of various brands and colors of pool cue chalk. Atomic absorption analyses were conducted of 23 different types of pool cue chalk for lead content. Three of 23 types of pool cue chalk contained more than 7000 ppm (mg/kg) lead: one manufacturer's green and tangerine chalk and another manufacturer's green chalk. It was concluded that some brands of pool cue chalk contain relatively large amounts of lead and could contribute to childhood lead poisoning.

Submitted on December 4, 1995
Accepted on January 25, 1996




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Am J Health Syst PharmHome page
R. C. Gracia and W. R. Snodgrass
Lead toxicity and chelation therapy
Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm., January 1, 2007; 64(1): 45 - 53.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch. Dis. Child.Home page
P I Dargan, P H Evans, I M House, and A L Jones
A case of lead poisoning due to snooker chalk
Arch. Dis. Child., December 1, 2000; 83(6): 519 - 520.
[Abstract] [Full Text]