Identifying and managing adverse environmental health effects: Lead exposure
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From *the Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; †the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; ‡the Health Promotion and Environmental Health Protection Office, Toronto Public Health, Toronto, Ont.; and §the Community Medicine Residency Program, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Identifying and managing adverse environmental health effects: 3. Lead exposure.
Lead levels in North American children and adults have declined in the past 3 decades, but lead persists in the environment in lead paint, old plumbing and contaminated soil. There are also a number of occupations and hobbies that carry a high risk of lead exposure. There is no evidence for a threshold below which lead has no adverse health effects. Blood lead levels previously considered safe ...
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