Blood Lead Concentrations < 10 μg/dL and Child Intelligence at 6 Years of Age

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Todd A. Jusko · University of Washington

Charles Henderson · Cornell University

Bruce P. Lanphear · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Deborah A. Cory‐Slechta · University of Rochester

Patrick J. Parsons · Albany State University

Richard L. Canfield · Cornell University

Abstract

Evidence from this cohort indicates that children's intellectual functioning at 6 years of age is impaired by blood lead concentrations well below 10 microg/dL, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition of an elevated blood lead level.

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Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Trace Elements in Health Heavy metals in environment

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Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 116, Issue 2, pp. 243-248

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.10424

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Blood Lead Concentrations &lt; 10 μg/dL and Child Intelligence at 6 Years of Age

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Blood Lead Concentrations < 10 μg/dL and Child Intelligence at 6 Years of Age