Intelligence gain and social cost savings attributable to environmental lead exposure reduction strategies since the year 2000 in Flanders, Belgium

Intelligence gain and social cost savings attributable to environmental lead exposure reduction strategies since the year 2000 in Flanders, Belgium

Abstract Background Recent lead (Pb) exposure reduction strategies enabled to lower children’s blood lead levels (B-Pb) worldwide. This study reports the estimated intelligence gain and social cost savings attributable to recent exposure reduction based on reported B-Pb levels observed in adolescent...

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Main Authors: Sylvie Remy, Ramona Hambach, Marc Van Sprundel, Caroline Teughels, Tim S. Nawrot, Jurgen Buekers, Christa Cornelis, Liesbeth Bruckers, Greet Schoeters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Human biomonitoring
HBM
Lead exposure
Intelligence and economic gain
Chemical exposure prevention
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-019-0548-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-019-0548-5

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