…contaminant that causes lasting learning and behavioral problems. There are likely more victims, because not all children are tested.
The Sun article described how state and city agencies failed to intervene after tests showed elevated levels of lead in the blood of a 3-year-old boy living in a dilapidated West Baltimore rowhouse with crumbling paint. The landlord was not required to fix the paint problem, and a year later, the boy’s 1-year-old sister had lead poisoning and a brother had a high lead level as well.
Steps are just now being taken in order to test all children who may have been exposed to this lead poisoning.
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WARNING: Baltimore Children Are Still Getting Lead Poisoning was originally published on blackdoctor.org
