Lead Toxicity & Climate Change: Lead Health Impacts, text 5

Lead Toxicity & Climate Change: Lead Health Impacts

Lead replaces minerals (notably iron and calcium) within the body. Prevents haemoglobin formation in red blood cells producing anaemia
10 µg/dL decreases kids IQ by 7.4 pts compared to 1 µg/dL so this is aptly called “The Age of Stupid”
2 µg/dL of lead in the blood increases risk of early death
WHO considers < 10 µg/dL an adequate goal; researchers calling on WHO to halve that level
The LEAD Group says reduce goal to < 2 µg/dL
> 50% of people alive today have probably had a Blood lead above 10 µg/dL
We would all be smarter and live longer were it not for lead

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