The influence of lead to living organisms

This study deals with the role of lead in the environment. It summarizes information about properties of lead and deals with lead intakes into the environment, anthropogenic or natural, and it follows transport of lead between individual components of the environment. Part of this thesis is given to the accumulation of lead into organisms. It points out the toxicity of lead and its effect to human organism. The last chapter summarizes the analytic methods that are commonly used for lead determination.

Fig. 1: Exposure pathways lead from the atmosphere contributing to the levels of lead in human blood

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