Lead may be impairing your child’s IQ and behavior
The National Health and Medical Research Council has halved the blood lead levels that are considered concerning, warning there is no safe level of lead exposure.
In a statement released this week, the NHMRC said that any person with more than 5 micrograms of lead per decilitre of blood should have the source of their lead exposure "investigated and reduced, particularly if the person is a child or pregnant woman."
Children are most vulnerable to harm caused by lead for several reasons:
- They are much closer to the ground; therefore inhale more from the soil.
- They do not have fully developed detoxification mechanisms compared to adults
- Children are more likely to place inappropriate objects into their mouth
- Their much smaller body weight means that lead accumulates far more rapidly
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