How Do You Measure "Awareness"? Experiences with the Lead-Based Paint Survey
How Do You Measure "Awareness"? Experiences with the Lead-Based Paint Survey
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Background
Lead is a powerful toxicant with no known beneficial purpose in the human body. During the past ten to fifteen years, average blood lead levels have decreased due to the reduction on lead in gasoline, canned food, and drinking water. However, as those other sources of lead exposure have declined, the issue of lead problems originating from paint has grown in relative imporatance.
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