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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-12-18 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-10-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003041b.htm person de Silva Pamela Elizabeth AACR2 11 March 1930 1 May 1997 Place of Birth Charlton, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Occupational hygienist Pamela de Silva was a scientific officer and later head scientist of the Industrial Hygiene Division of the Victorian Health Department. Her particular area of expertise was lead poisoning and not long before her death she published a paper arguing that it is not high levels of lead in children's blood that causes lower intelligence, but rather that young children with lower intelligence may eat more soil or paint containing lead and thereby have higher blood lead levels. 1951 1951 Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Melbourne 1952 1956 Career position - Scientific Officer in the Industrial Hygiene Division of the Victorian Health Department 1965 1982 Career position - Scientific Officer in the Industrial Hygiene Division of the Victorian Health Department 1982 1982 Education - Master of Public Health, University of Sydney 1982 1988 Career position - Head Scientist in the Industrial Hygiene Division of the Victorian Health Department c. 1983 c. 1986 Career position - President, Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists 1988 1995 Career position - Manager of AMCOSH 1989 1989 Career position - First Australian President of the International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA) de Silva, Pamela Elizabeth (19300311-19970501)

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 'de Silva, Pamela Elizabeth', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology de Silva, Pamela Elizabeth Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation