Here’s some good news amid the avalanche of bad that’s been hitting the
headlines lately: children’s blood lead levels have plummeted over the
last several years.
A study co-authored by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
found that just 1.4 percent of young children had elevated blood lead
levels in 2004, which compares with almost 9 percent in 1988. That’s an
84 percent drop since 1988.
The study, released earlier this
week in the journal Pediatrics, was based on nearly 5,000 children ages
1 to 5 who were part of a periodic government health survey.
Levels of at least 10 micrograms of lead
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