NYS Heavy Metals Registry 2000 through 2005

Data for Charts/Graphs in 2000 through 2005 Heavy Metals Registry Report

Figure 1. Number of Tested Adults Reported to the Heavy Metals Registry for Arsenic, by Year.
  1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Arsenic ≥ 50 mcg/L (urine) 49 30 34 66 68 48 24 40 22 10 12 63 12 12 25 31 17 38 109 129 209 199 157 149

Figure 2. Number of Tested Adults Reported to the Heavy Metals Registry for Cadmium, by Year.
  1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Cadmium ≥5 mcg/L (urine) or ≥ 10 ng/mL (blood) 15 0 10 5 29 22 7 10 16 17 9 21 13 3 4 1 1 3 4 2 5 16 9 13

Figure 3. Number of Tested Adults Reported to the NYS Department of Health for Lead, by Level, 2000 - 2005.
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
≥ 10 mcg/dL 4,163 3,871 3,597 3,246 3,112 3,022
<10 mcg/dL 77,619 80,016 98,759 97,564 116,693 110,341

Figure 4. Number of Tested Adults Incorporated into the Heavy Metals Registry for Lead, by Year.
  1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Lead 610 573 665 633 598 1682 1755 1544 1436 1331 1118 1429 3843 3993 4811 4635 4163 4041 4163 3871 3597 3246 3112 3002

Figure 5. Percent of Tested Adults Reported to the Heavy Metals Registry with Blood Lead Levels ≥ 10 µg/dL, by Blood Lead Level, 2000 - 2005.
  10-24 25-39 40+
2000 77.2 18.5 4.3
2001 78.5 17.8 3.7
2002 77.7 18.4 3.9
2003 80.3 16.5 3.2
2004 78.1 17.9 4.1
2005 81.7 14.8 3.4

Figure 6. Percent of Tested Adults Reported to the Heavy Metals Registry for Lead, by Occupational Status and Peak Blood Lead Level, 2000 - 2005.
  10-24 25-39 40-59 60+
Occupational 16.9 73.6 77.3 61.8
Non-Occupational 0.9 12.5 13.8 26.3
Both 0 2 2.1 6.6
Unknown 82.1 11.9 6.7 5.3

Figure 7. Number of Tested Adults Reported to the Heavy Metals Registry with Peak Blood Lead Levels ≥ 25 µg/dL, by Year and Geographic Area, 2000 - 2005.
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
NYS w/o NYC 2491 2331 2038 1796 1808 1678
NYC 1203 1228 1201 1081 1107 1026

Figure 8. Distribution of Tested Adults Reported with Peak Blood Lead Levels ≥ 25 µg/dL, by County of Residence, 2000 - 2005.
County  
Albany 19
Allegany 4
Broome 25
Cattaraugus 13
Cayuga 9
Chatauqua 13
Chemung 29
Chenango 5
Clinton 12
Columbia 16
Cortland 15
Delaware 8
Dutchess 42
Erie 132
Essex 6
Franklin 6
Fulton 5
Genesee 9
Greene 12
Hamilton 0
Herkimer 14
Jefferson 6
Lewis 27
Livingston 7
Madison 5
Monroe 54
Montgomery 5
Nassau 88
Niagara 28
Oneida 58
Onondaga 49
Ontario 8
Orange 278
Orleans 3
Oswego 9
Otsego 13
Putnam 12
Rensselaer 23
Rockland 21
St. Lawrence 8
Saratoga 17
Schenectady 13
Schoharie 1
Schuyler 5
Seneca 10
Steuben 37
Suffolk 120
Sullivan 34
Tioga 11
Tompkins 6
Ulster 21
Warren 16
Washington 21
Wayne 5
Westchester 99
Wyoming 5
Yates 7
Unknown 315
New York City Area  
New York 77
Bronx 138
Kings 292
Queens 397
Richmond 58

Figure 9. Number of Tested Adults Reported to the Heavy Metals Registry for Mercury, by Year.
  1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Mercury >- 20 ng/mL (urine) or ≥ 5 ng/mL (blood) 313 267 466 464 665 495 399 372 327 210 188 107 49 71 51 50 127 203 484 877 1778 1410 1818 2810

Figure 10. Number of Tested Adults Reported to the Heavy Metals Registry for Mercury, by Test Type and Year, 2000 - 2005.
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Blood 468 793 1277 1391 1810 2096
Urine 16 15 14 19 8 12