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    franklee commented on the post, CDC Lowers Blood Lead Level Criteria for Children After Major Budget Cuts, on the site Independent Voter Network 12 months ago

    Good point. This also applies to the body of evidence that indicates the health effects at low levels. The study I originally cited above was published in the highly respected New England Journal of Medicine, […]

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    franklee commented on the post, CDC Lowers Blood Lead Level Criteria for Children After Major Budget Cuts, on the site Independent Voter Network 1 year ago

    Allow me to quote the result of a study entitled “Intellectual Impairment in Children with Blood Lead Concentrations below 10 μg per Deciliter” published in 2003.
    “IQ declined by 7.4 points as lifetime average […]

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