Even very low lead exposure causes children’s reading scores to fall
By Ethan Huff, Natural News
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was wrong in its assessment of how much lead is safe for children. Researchers from the University of Maryland (UM) in Baltimore recently found that children with blood lead levels ranging between 5 and 9 mcg/dL (micrograms per deciliter) — for the past 25 years, the CDC has told the public that lead exposure below 10 mcg/dL is safe — scored a staggering 4.5 points lower on their reading scores than children exposed to 5 mcg/dL of lead or less. Learn more:
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