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STUDY GIVES NEW DATA ON LEAD PERIL TO CHILDREN
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The Boston Globe
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August 25, 1988
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A study has provided new evidence that exposure to
relatively low levels of lead in early childhood can slow and
perhaps permanently stifle mental development.
Last year, a Boston study found slow mental growth among
2-year-olds who had been exposed to low levels of lead before
birth, although these children were not considered to be retarded.
The latest research, conducted in Australia, provided similar
findings for older children. Those who had the highest blood levels
of lead in their first four years scored the lowest on mental
development tests.
The researchers wrote that their findings suggested "that any
adverse effect of lead is cumulative and may result in long-term ...