Children can be exposed to lead through old paint, dust that's been contaminated and by drinking water traveling through lead pipes.
The number of U.S. children ages 1 to 5 considered to have high levels of lead in their blood is expected to increase from 200,000 to about 500,000 after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adjusted their definition of lead poisoning, the Associated Press reported.
When a child is found to have elevated blood lead levels, public health officials are supposed to try to find the source and take steps to clean it up. Hauptman said she hoped the standard change would come with additional funding for that work, but CDC officials said there was no new funding accompanying Thursday's announcement.
In 1991, the standard for children was set at 10 micrograms per deciliter. In 2012, it was reduced to 5 micrograms. The new standard announced Thursday is 3.5 micrograms.
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