A new, lower threshold for lead poisoning in children means more kids will get tested – but the ultimate solution is eliminating lead sources
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its blood lead reference value – the level at which children ages 1-5 are considered to have high exposure to lead. Since 2012, this threshold had been set at 5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood; children at or above this level represented the […]