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Odell, Lee – School Business Affairs, 1991
The Seattle School District began a program in 1990 to identify lead levels in the district's drinking water and to implement measures to lower any high lead levels. Recounts each of the seven steps of the program, discusses what the district found, and explains how it lowered lead levels in the drinking water. (MLF)
Descriptors: Drinking Water, Elementary Secondary Education, Lead Poisoning, Water Quality
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Chiang, Vico – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1999
Reviews the literature on "safe" levels of lead in children and their association with developmental disabilities. It concludes that lead pollution in Australia, especially the Lake Macquarie area of New South Wales, continues to be a problem, that the current standard "safe" level should be reexamined, and that a…
Descriptors: Children, Developmental Disabilities, Etiology, Foreign Countries
Freedberg, Louis – 1983
Next to chemical and farm workers, today's children are at the greatest risk from toxic chemicals. Through their normal play activities, children are exposed to a frightening array of toxic hazards, including lead, pesticides, arsenic, and unknown dangers from abandoned landfills and warehouses. Through a series of documented examples, the author…
Descriptors: Children, Environmental Influences, Health, Lead Poisoning
Graham, Ada; Graham, Frank – Today's Health, 1974
Reports on recent findings which suggest that lead poisoning stems not only from paint ingestion, is not limited to ghetto children, and may be linked to some learning and behavioral difficulties in children. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Hyperactivity, Lead Poisoning
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Waldron, H. A. – Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 1978
Based on a paper given at a meeting of the Mental Deficiency Section of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in June, 1977, the article discusses the effects of lead exposure on the behavior and intellectual development of young children. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior, Infants, Intellectual Development, Lead Poisoning
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David, Oliver J.; And Others – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1977
In the study it is shown that within a group of 84 hyperactive children (4 to 11 years old) those for whom an organic etiology is present have lead burdens lower than in those for whom no apparent cause could be found. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Children, Etiology, Exceptional Child Research, Hyperactivity
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Ernhart, Claire B.; Needleman, Herbert L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
Opposing views regarding the connection between lead exposure and cognitive impairment are presented. C. B. Ernhart states that no study has yet proved that low-level lead exposure is detrimental to child development, while H. L. Needleman asserts that previous research studies have proven conclusively that such a connection exists. (CB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Etiology, Intelligence Quotient, Lead Poisoning
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Boeckx, Roger L. – Analytical Chemistry, 1986
Urban children are exposed to lead through the air they breathe, the water they drink, and the food and nonfood substances they ingest. The history, diagnosis, and treatment of lead poisoning in these children are discussed. Includes information on the toxicology of lead and the various risk classes. (JN)
Descriptors: Children, Industry, Lead Poisoning, Metals
Brown, Mary Jean; Shenassa, Edmond; Tips, Nancy – 2001
Although mean blood lead (BPb) levels in the United States continue to decrease, there is evidence that certain populations, particularly young children living in communities with a high proportion of older, poorly maintained housing, remain at high risk for lead exposure. The objective of this study was to describe and compare the prevalence…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Geographic Distribution, Incidence
Texas Child Care, 1993
Discusses the sources and symptoms of lead poisoning, as well as preventive measures that parents and child care providers can take to ensure that children have a lead-free environment. (MDM)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Children, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Whipple, Charlie – American School & University, 1997
Examines plumbing standards and laws regarding lead content in school bathroom faucets and how to address these concerns. Issues to consider when building new school facilities are highlighted. (GR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Regulation, Lead Poisoning, Plumbing
Dewey, Robin; Harrington, David – 2001
This factsheet is for anyone responsible for modernization projects in California's public schools where materials containing lead may be disturbed or where lead abatement is planned. It explains the state requirements for properly dealing with lead hazards so that children and workers are protected. Its sections address why to be concerned about…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Environmental Standards, Hazardous Materials, Lead Poisoning
Illinois State Dept. of Public Health, Springfield. – 2000
This document is comprised of five fact sheets from the Illinois Department of Public Health regarding childhood lead poisoning. Recent studies claim that childhood lead poisoning can contribute to problems later in life, such as academic failure, juvenile delinquency, and high blood pressure. Directed to parents, caregivers, and health care…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Children, Family Environment
Lin-Fu, Jane S. – Children, 1970
Lack of awareness and inadequate housing codes are the chief causes contributing to the persistence of lead poisoning among children. (JF)
Descriptors: Disease Control, Disease Incidence, Housing Deficiencies, Lead Poisoning
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Bryce-Smith, D.; Pickard, P.M. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1980
Descriptors: Children, Dyslexia, Hyperactivity, Lead Poisoning
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