Blood Lead Levels Articles & Analysis
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in late October that it had lowered the blood lead reference value (BLRV) for children in response to Lead Exposure Prevention and Advisory Committee (LEPAC) recommendations. ...
Unfortunately, approximately half a million U.S. children have blood lead levels above 5 micrograms per deciliter, the reference level at which the agency recommends public health actions be initiated. ...
The inspection revealed that Envirotech, Inc. failed to use lead-safe work practices and provide the Renovate Right pamphlet, which are violations of the RRP Rule. ...
The RRP Rule regulates lead-based paint activities, including renovation of residences built prior to 1978, and the certification of individuals and firms who are involved in these activities. ...
According to an administrative consent agreement and final order filed by EPA Region 7 in Lenexa, Kan., the random inspection revealed that Dynamic Porch & Patio failed to obtain initial firm certification, failed to provide the Renovate Right pamphlet to the owner of the residence, and failed to retain records for three years regarding compliance with lead-safe work ...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its partners in Oklahoma are celebrating a significant achievement in children’s health: Since 1997, blood lead levels of children in Ottawa County and Tar Creek have drastically declined, with 0% of children in these areas showing elevated levels by 2013. ...
"This research focused on lower blood lead levels than most other studies and adds more evidence that there is no safe lead level," explained NIEHS Health Scientist Administrator Kimberly Gray, Ph.D. ...
Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement valued at $55,000 with Destination Maui, Inc. for failing to notify its tenants about the potential presence of lead-based paint at eight properties located on Maui. “More than half a million children in America have blood lead levels that can lead to ...
It shows good progress on some issues, such as reducing children’s blood lead levels and exposure to tobacco smoke in the home, and points to the need for continued focus on other issues”, said EPA Administrator Lisa P. ...
An independent investigation, conducted by the Lead-acid Battery Sub-Commission of the China Electric Equipment Industry Association, has indicated that Johnson Controls could not be the cause of the elevated blood-lead levels that have been found in some children in the Kangqiao area, Pudong, Shanghai. ...
Beginning in 1978, lead-based paint was banned from residential use, leaded gasoline has been eliminated, and household plumbing is no longer made with lead materials. Lead is a major environmental health hazard for young children. Research shows that blood lead levels of 10 ...
Lead causes a variety of adverse health effects, including brain and nervous system disorders, high blood pressure and hypertension, and reproductive problems. For children, even low levels of exposure to lead can cause a host of developmental effects such as learning disabilities, decreased intelligence and speech, language, and ...
Based in part on information that two children living in renovated Michigan homes had tested positive for elevated blood lead levels, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has filed a complaint and proposed a $784,380 penalty against Hanson’s Window and Construction Inc. of Madison Heights, Mich., for violations of the 1998 federal ...
Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $96,798 to the University of Nevada -Las Vegas to develop a cost-effective method of screening imported candy to identify lead hazards. The relationship between consuming lead-contaminated imported candy and childhood lead poisoning is a rapidly emerging health issue. ...