一、前言作为铅中毒的一个分支一儿童铅中毒问题,其历史虽不及成人铅中毒悠久,但从半个世纪、尤其近十余年来所揭示的情况看来,其对儿童、特别是对幼儿为害之烈,恐不亚于成人铅中毒,由是已广泛引起国际卫生界之严重关注。人们对此一问题之认识,可追溯至本世纪之初,先是澳大利亚文献中报导因误食颜料而 I. INTRODUCTION As a branch of lead poisoning, the problem of lead poisoning in children, although not as long as that of adult lead poisoning, has been revealed for half a century, especially in the past decade or so, As a result of the severe childhood abuse, which is as much a threat to adult lead poisoning, the serious concern of the international health community has been widely aroused. People’s understanding of this issue can be traced back to the beginning of this century, first reported in the Australian literature due to eating the pigment