US EditionAcademic Achievement Linked to Childhood Lead Exposure | Drug Discovery And Development
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In more than half of preschool children in Goslar County, the lead concentration is above the reference value. Experts advise on precautions.
The lead concentration in the blood of children in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony is ten times as high as the federal average. This is clearly demonstrated by researchers after tests on pupils. The reason for the high concentration is known.
310 children had been voluntarily tested for the study in the school entrance examination.
In 157 out of 310 children from the district of Goslar (Lower Saxony), the lead concentration in the blood is well above the reference value. This is the result of the so-called Balenca2 study, in which the blood from five to seven years of age was examined for lead and cadmium levels. In 51 percent of the cases, the value was exceeded, in the Federal average this is only five percent of the case. Four years ago there had already been such a stu…
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