The number of Monroe County children with elevated levels of lead in their blood continues to decrease, according to data released today by the Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning. In 2014, more than 14,500 local children under age 6 received lead screenings, and 609 were found to have elevated levels, according to the data tracked […]
Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning
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Lead exposure numbers down; federal funding in danger
In 2012, 182 children tested positive for blood-lead levels above the 10 micrograms per deciliter threshold, according to data released today by the Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning. That’s down from 222 children in 2011, 290 children in 2010, and, going back to 2000, 1,293 children.
