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by TedDoesntTalk on Saturday October 02, 2021 @08:20PM
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Another example: EPA allows up to 15 µg/L of lead in drinking water. But lower levels are known to be dangerous:
“Researchers now know, blood lead levels in children as low as five micrograms per deciliter — the Centers for Disease Control's "level of concern" — can lead to IQ deficits and increases in behavior problems like ADHD and conduct disorder.
In adults, low-level exposure of 10 micrograms per deciliter can cause high blood pressure and kidney problems.”
And the CDC has said that no level of lead in blood is safe.
“Researchers now know, blood lead levels in children as low as five micrograms per deciliter — the Centers for Disease Control's "level of concern" — can lead to IQ deficits and increases in behavior problems like ADHD and conduct disorder.
In adults, low-level exposure of 10 micrograms per deciliter can cause high blood pressure and kidney problems.”
And the CDC has said that no level of lead in blood is safe.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/13/489825051...
https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/ohat/lead/final/monographhealt...