Exhibit 204 ยท Population survey analysis
The decline in blood lead levels in the United States: NHANES
The mean blood lead level of persons aged 1 to 74 years dropped 78%, from 0.62 to 0.14 mumol/L (12.8 to 2.8 micrograms/dL).
Reports a 78 percent decline in mean blood lead between the two national survey periods.
- Source
- James L. Pirkle and colleagues; JAMA
- Date
- 27 July 1994
- Quoted from
- Abstract, Results (JAMA 1994;272:284-91; NHANES II 1976-80 vs NHANES III phase 1 1988-91)
- Grade
- Peer-reviewed
- Document
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8028141/
- Accessed
- 2026-11-09
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit