Recent Lead Testing in Memphis, Tennessee, Showing Alarming Rates of Lead in Children

According to USA Today Network, "Earlier this fall, more than 30 schools tested at least one water source with lead above the threshold. The results raised alarm in parents across the city, prompting the blood testing and assurances by public officials.” 

“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, even low levels of lead in blood have been shown to affect IQ, ability to pay attention and academic achievement.“

Kids in the schools of Memphis have been opted to have small simple blood tests taken at school, with a simple prick of the finger, to sample the blood for any lead concentration.

“The blood test also includes an equally important questionnaire, which helps determine potential sources of exposure.” - “Most commonly, children are exposed to lead at home. The CDC identifies preventing exposure as the most important step for parents, doctors and others.”

“Ideally, any child’s lead level is zero, said Stuart Batterman, whose research examines the presence of and risks associated with toxic compounds like lead. Batterman is a professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health.”

“Memphis has a lead poisoning rate of about 2%, according to Betsy Shockley, who supervises the Shelby County Health Department’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. The national average is below 1%, Shockley said. 

The rate is correlated to the number of older homes; more than half of all housing units in the City of Memphis were built before 1978, Shockley said”.

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