A blog for parents of young children features an account about the dangers of lead poisoning. It emphasizes that lead poisoning can have a harmful effect well beyond childhood. The account cites a study from New Zealand, which measured the effects of lead exposure in children in the 1970s, following up when they reached the age of 38. The study showed the children exposed to lead tended to lose intelligence as they got older. The account warns parents to look out for lead in paint, pipes, and the ground.
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