Lead Exposures in U.S. Children, 2008: Implications for Prevention

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Authors

Ronnie Levin · Environmental Protection Agency

Mary Jean Brown · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Michael E. Kashtock · United States Food and Drug Administration

David E. Jacobs · United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

Elizabeth A. Whelan · National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Joanne Rodman · Environmental Protection Agency

Abstract

Achieving the 2010 goal requires maintaining current efforts, especially programs addressing lead paint, while developing interventions that prevent exposure before children are poisoned. It also requires active collaboration across all levels of government to identify and control all potential sources of lead exposure, as well as primary prevention.

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Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Mercury impact and mitigation studies

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Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 116, Issue 10, pp. 1285-1293

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.11241

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