Abstract
LEAD EXPOSURE IS A COMMON environmental health problem for children in the United States, and many federal agencies study and monitor lead exposure. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) monitors lead in food, beverages, food containers, and tableware. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) monitors lead levels in drinking water. Despite improvements in environmental policies and significant reductions in average US blood lead levels, lead exposure remains a problem. In light of the growing body of evidence that children experience learning and behavior problems from low levels of lead toxicity, the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning (ACCLP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently recommended that the level of exposure deemed to be a health risk for young children be reduced from 10 μg of lead per deciliter of blood to 5 μg of lead per deciliter.
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