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This is a groundbreaking recommendation (see extract below) that needs to be advocated for at every opportunity.
Can you write to your politicians to ask them to review current policy that allows workers to be subjected to a blood lead level of 35-50 ug/dL or more before action is taken, and does very little to even measure blood lead levels of adults in the general population or high-risk groups like renovators, shooters, leadlighters and other hobbyists?
Or suggest other ways to change the mindset about what's an acceptable blood lead level for adults.
Kind regards
Elizabeth O'Brien
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We would favor limits that keep blood
lead levels < 20 ug/dL to prevent the acute
effects of recent dose. For the prevention of
the chronic health effects of cumulative dose,
the available evidence suggests that tibia lead
levels should not be allowed to exceed 15 ug
lead/g bone mineral; this could also be
achieved by maintaining the cumulative
blood lead index below approximately
200-400 ug-years/dL (equivalent to an average
blood lead level of 20 ug/dL for
10-20 years or of 10 ug/dL for 20-40 years).
Unfortunately, other scientists and public
health professionals made similar recommendations
more than 15 years ago (Landrigan
et al. 1990; Silbergeld et al. 1991), and little
has resulted. We hope this mini-monograph
will have a larger impact on policy.
lead levels < 20 ug/dL to prevent the acute
effects of recent dose. For the prevention of
the chronic health effects of cumulative dose,
the available evidence suggests that tibia lead
levels should not be allowed to exceed 15 ug
lead/g bone mineral; this could also be
achieved by maintaining the cumulative
blood lead index below approximately
200-400 ug-years/dL (equivalent to an average
blood lead level of 20 ug/dL for
10-20 years or of 10 ug/dL for 20-40 years).
Unfortunately, other scientists and public
health professionals made similar recommendations
more than 15 years ago (Landrigan
et al. 1990; Silbergeld et al. 1991), and little
has resulted. We hope this mini-monograph
will have a larger impact on policy.
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