Published Results for Heavy Metals in Sydney Ceiling Dust |
Reference |
No. of
buildings |
Area of
Sydney |
Age of
buildings |
Lead
concentration range in mg/Kg |
Bawden Smith
(1992) |
49 |
Balmain |
1842 to 1986 |
Range 500 -
5,300, mean 2,300 |
Whicker et
al (1997) |
11 |
Campbelltown |
1917 to1995 |
Range 165 -
2,490, mean 822 |
Woodward
Clyde (1999) |
4 |
Concord |
Not stated |
Range 893 -
6,890 |
Jeffrey
Davis & Brian Gulson |
38 |
All over
Sydney (Map provided) |
> 75
years, 25 -75 years, & < 25 years |
Range 105 -
7,000, mean 1,300 |
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