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Children are lead poisoned by absorbing lead they are exposed to in their environments. So the first thing to do in response to an elevated blood lead level is to identify and eliminate or reduce the child’s exposure to the sources of lead that have caused the elevated blood lead level.
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Chapter based on U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing (1995).
Marianna Koval, Lead Safe Homes, Inc., personal interview, 30 Aug. 1996.
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Kessel, I., O’Connor, J.T. (1997). Environmental Investigation and Intervention. In: Getting the Lead Out. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6116-7_6
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