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Nelson, Dorothy M. – School Health Review, 1974
Descriptors: Exhibits, Lead Poisoning, Preschool Children, Public Affairs Education

Ernhart, Claire B.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1985
Reanalysis of previously reported findings associating preschool lead level and outcome measures (including cognitive measures, reading tests, and teacher behavior ratings) did not substantiate the positive findings. (CL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Disabilities, Lead Poisoning, Reading Ability
Binns, Helen J.; Ricks, Omar Benton – 2002
Children are at greater risk than adults for lead poisoning because children absorb lead more readily than adults, and a small amount of lead in children's bodies can do a great deal of harm. Some of the causes and effects of childhood lead poisoning and suggests some lead poisoning prevention strategies that parent educators can share with…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Lead Poisoning, Parent Education

Thatcher, R. W.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
Hair lead content, intelligence tests, school achievement, and motor impairment assessments were obtained from 149 children aged 5 to 16. Hair lead concentration significantly discriminated between groups and significantly predicted IQ scores, independent of group classifications. Regression analyses showed a significant negative correlation…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence, Lead Poisoning

Marlowe, Mike; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1983
The relationship between subtoxic metal levels and mild mental retardation and borderline intelligence was investigated through comparison of hair metal concentrations in 135 secondary students with mild retardation or borderline intelligence. Children in the retarded/borderline group had significantly higher lead and cadmium concentrations.…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Lead Poisoning, Mild Mental Retardation, Secondary Education
Morrison, John H., Jr.; And Others – 1972
This report is the first in a quarterly series which will contain statistics and epidemiologic notes on lead poisoning at both the national and local levels. This report contains (a) statistics on childhood lead poisoning; (b) a status report on the Community Lead Poisoning Data System, which was designed to assist local lead control programs and…
Descriptors: Health, Lead Poisoning, Special Health Problems, Statistical Analysis

Mayfield, Sandra A. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1983
A review of the effects of chronic undue or low lead absorption on the speech and language behavior of children concludes that the evidence supports the presence of speech and language problems in some low-lead level children. The severity, duration, and specific nature of the problems, however, are not clear. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Language Handicaps, Lead Poisoning, Literature Reviews
Institute for Environmental Assessment, Brooklyn Park, MN. – 1994
This paper examines the lead issue in school buildings, noting that even minimal exposures to lead can create diagnosable health problems in children. It includes comments about current regulations and laws pertaining to the areas of soil, water, air, debris disposal, surfaces, and level of lead in the blood. It also lists responses to lead that…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Lead Poisoning, Prevention, Public Schools

Barnes, Bart – Children Today, 1973
An article based on Dr. Muriel D. Wolf's study of elevated blood lead levels in children and adults present during the remodeling of old homes. Lead poisoning examples, symptoms, and precautions are given. (ST)
Descriptors: Adults, Family Health, Lead Poisoning, Neurological Impairments

Chaiklin, Harris – American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1979
The article discusses the dangers to children posed by lead in the environment, and briefly reviews selected research on the subject. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Hyperactivity, Lead Poisoning, Opinions
Gordon, Diana R. – New York Affairs, 1974
A chronicle of the surge and wane of efforts of various knowledgeable professional people and public interest groups to force New York City to eradicate lead poisoning in children. (EH)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Lead Poisoning, Public Health
Kotok, David; And Others – American Journal of Diseases of Children, 1977
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Diseases, Exceptional Child Research, Infants
Binns, Helen J.; Ricks, Omar Benton – 2002
Children are at greater risk than adults for lead poisoning because children absorb lead more readily than adults, and a small amount of lead in children's bodies can do a great deal of harm. This Spanish-language Digest summarizes some of the causes and effects of childhood lead poisoning and suggests some lead poisoning prevention strategies…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Lead Poisoning, Multilingual Materials
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. – 1994
This manual demonstrates how drinking water in schools and non-residential buildings can be tested for lead and how contamination problems can be corrected when found. The manual also provides background information concerning the sources and health effects of lead, how lead gets into drinking water, how lead in drinking water is regulated, and…
Descriptors: Drinking Water, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Lead Poisoning

Reed, A. Jane – American Journal of Nursing, 1972
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Disadvantaged, Housing, Lead Poisoning