vEach
0.48 µmol/L (10µg/dL) in children.
v = 4 to 7 IQ points (US Acad. Pediatrics).
vIndustry/ Australian government
consensus
of 3-5 IQ points.
vEffects
on behaviour are FAR WORSE.
vDelinquency rates are 8 times higher in the
top 30% of bone lead. Needleman 1996.
Needleman, Herbert L. et al, "Bone Lead Levels and Delinquent
Behavior," JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Vol. 275,
No. 5 (February 7, 1996), pgs.363-369.
vMeasurable adverse behaviour changes in 2 year
olds Mendelsohn 1999. Alan L. Mendelsohn, Benard P. Dreyer,
Arthur H. Fierman, Carolyn M. Rosen, Lori A. Legano, Hillary A. Kruger, Sylvia
W. Lim, and Cheryl D. Courtlandt "Low-Level
Lead Exposure and Behavior in Early Childhood“ Pediatrics
1998; 101: e10