Reference
[Tooth Type]

Country

Area

Sample

Analytical Method

Mean Pb Concentraion

Bu-Olayan AH Thomas BV

Kuwait

Industrial

108

AAS

2.38 – 2.50 μg/g

[Primary]

Sub-Urban

108

2.21 – 2.30 μg/g

Costade Almeida GR, et al. (2007)

Brasil

Uncontaminated

247

GFASS

Median 206 μg/g

[Primary]

Contaminated

26

Median 785 μg/g

Karahalil B, et al. (2007)

Turkey

Sub-Urban

279

1.77 ± 1.03 μg/g

[Primary]

Urban

1.30 ± 0.59 μg/g

Arruda-Neto JD, et al. (2009)

Brasil

Sao Paulo

74

ICP-MS

1.3 μg/g

[Primary]

Kamberi B, et al. (2011)

Kosovo

Industrial

31

22.3 mg/kg

[Permanent]

Kosovo

Non-Industrial

32

ICP-MS

3.2 mg/kg

Austri

Non-Industrial

23

1.7 mg/kg