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Table 4 Modelled adult BLL by exposure scenario

From: A human health risk assessment of lead (Pb) ingestion among adult wine consumers

Wine Origin

Wine Type

Average Exposure Scenarioa

High Exposure Scenariob

Geometric mean BLL (μg/dL)

ΔBLL from baseline

Geometric mean BLL (μg/dL)

ΔBLL from baseline

All wine

All Wine

1.74

+0.47

2.60

+1.33

Red Wine

1.68

+0.41

2.49

+1.22

White Wine

1.86

+0.59

3.42

+2.15

International wine

All Wine

1.81

+0.54

2.84

+1.57

Red Wine

1.76

+0.49

2.68

+1.41

White Wine

1.86

+0.59

3.42

+2.15

United States wine

Red Wine

1.33

+0.06

1.46

+0.19

  1. a Mean wine-specific Pb concentration, median wine-specific consumption data, and baseline BLL of 1.27 μg/dL
  2. b 95th percentile wine-specific Pb concentration, median wine-specific consumption data, and baseline BLL of 1.27 μg/dL