Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE 1.4
(continued)
Disease
Specific
Reservoir
Common
Symptoms
Incubation
Prevention
Agent
Vehicle
in Brief
Period
and Control
Fluoride or
sodium fluoride
poisoning
Fluoride or
sodium fluoride
Roach powder
Sodium fluoride
taken for baking
powder, soda,
flour
Acute poisoning,
vomiting, abdominal
pain, convulsions;
paresis of eye, face,
finger muscles, and
lower extremities;
diarrhea
Few
minutes-2 hr
Keep roach powder under
lock and key; mark
“Poison”; color the
powder, apply with care,
if use is permitted.
Lead poisoning
Lead
Lead pipe,
sprays, oxides,
and utensils,
lead-base paints
Lead-contaminated
food or acid
drinks; toys,
fumes, paints,
drinking water
Abdominal pain,
vomiting, and diarrhea
(a cumulative poison),
mental retardation,
birth defects, fatigue,
anemia
30 min and
longer
Do not use lead pipe; Pb
<
0.015 mg/l. Wash fruits.
Label plants. Avoid using
unglazed pottery. Test
imported pottery. Screen
child. Remove lead paint.
Mercury
poisoning
Mercury —
methyl mercury
and other
Contaminated
silt, water,
aquatic life
Mercury-
contaminated
food, fish
Fatigue, mouth
numbness, loss of
vision, poor
2-30min or
longer
Keep mercuric compound
under lock and key. Do
not consume: fish with
