In children, even trace residues of lead can wreak harm. One recent study reported evidence of IQ deficits in children with blood concentrations of the metal below 5 micrograms per deciliter (g/dl) (SN: 4/26/03, p. 269: Available to subscribers at Traces of lead cause outsize harm), an amount found in 90 percent of U.S.
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