Undue Absorption of Lead among Children — A New Look at an Old Problem

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THE Surgeon General's Policy Statement on Medical Aspects of Childhood Lead Poisoning released in November, 1970,1 called attention to an important but neglected subject – the phase of undue absorption of lead (i.e. absorption beyond that which normally occurs from intake of uncontaminated food, water and air) that generally precedes leadpaint poisoning in children. According to the Statement, all children with excessive absorption of lead, as indicated by a blood lead concentration of 40 or more μg per 100 ml of whole blood, confirmed on two separate occasions, should be investigated. Children found to be currently exposed, whether or not . . .