Is Lead Dust Within Nuclear Medicine Departments a Hazard to Pediatric Patients?

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FIGURE 1.
Outline of nuclear medicine department of pediatric hospital and areas where wipe samples were obtained.

TABLE 1

Lead Wipe Samples Obtained Within Nuclear Medicine Department

	Contaminations (μg/ft²) for week…				Mean contaminations (μg/ft²)	Numbers exceeding EPA standard^*
Sample no.	1	2	3	4	Mean contaminations (μg/ft²)	Numbers exceeding EPA standard^*
1	6,100	3,500	5,100	5,400	5,025	4
2	2,300	1,300	270	750	1,155	4
3	11	11	11	11	11	0
4	10	440	25	10	121.25	1
5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	0
6	12	48	12	12	21	0
7	2,200	390	230	210	757.5	4
8	21	12	24	12	17.25	0
9	12	12	11	11	11.5	0
10	15	22	10	10	14.25	0
11	11	11	11	12	11.25	0
12	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	0
13	1,100	280	320	460	540	4
14	10	10	10	10	10	0
15	88	12	12	12	31	1