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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lead-cdc/exclusive-cdc-considers-lowering-threshold-level-for-lead-exposure-idUSKBN14J160 HEALTH NEWSDECEMBER 30, 2016 / 1:49 PM / 3 YEARS AGO Joshua Schneyer, M.B. Pell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering lowering its threshold for elevated childhood blood lead levels by 30 percent, a shift that could help health practitioners identify more children afflicted by the heavy …

http://loodinamsterdamnoord.nl/Gez205 Saturnisme, een ziekte die wordt veroorzaakt door loodvergiftiging, wordt sinds de jaren zestig algemeen erkend als een probleem voor de volksgezondheid. Ten gevolge van verschillende milieubeschermende maatregelen (zie: Etiologie), is de frequentie van saturnisme in de loop van de voorbije twee decennia gelukkig gedaald. Niettemin hebben verschillende studies in Europa aangetoond dat kinderen en …

https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/PHS/PHS.asp?id=92&tid=22 This Public Health Statement is the summary chapter from the Toxicological Profile for Lead. It is one in a series of Public Health Statements about hazardous substances and their health effects. A shorter version, the ToxFAQs™, is also available. This information is important because this substance may harm you. The effects of exposure to …

http://loodinamsterdamnoord.nl/su6104a1 SupplementsAugust 10, 2012 / 61(04);1-9 Mary Jean Brown, ScD Stephen Margolis, PhD Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services, National Center for Environmental Health Corresponding author: Mary Jean Brown, ScD, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS F-60, Atlanta, GA 30084. Telephone: 770-488-3300; Fax: 770-488-3635; E-mail: mjb5@cdc.gov. Introduction Lead is a pervasive …