A Preliminary Examination of Elevated Blood lead Levels in a Rural Georgia County

Background: Children in Flint, Michigan were exposed to lead at unsafe levels in drinking water bringing renewed interest and national attention to an old public health problem. In Georgia, thousands of children are exposed annually to lead at unsafe levels primarily from paint in homes built before...

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Main Authors: R. Christopher Rustin, Yu Sun, Chris Calhoun, Christy Kuriatnyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georgia Southern University 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/jgpha/vol7/iss1/31