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Announcement: Federally Assisted Housing Standards for Blood Lead Levels Aligned with CDC-Recommended Threshold
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Feb 10 2017
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 66(5):147.
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Alternative Title:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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Description:On January 13, 2017, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) lowered the threshold of lead in young children's blood that triggers interventions to evaluate and control exposure hazards from 20 μg/dL to 5 μg/dL, matching the reference level used by CDC (1). The rule includes a process to continue HUD alignment with any future updates to CDC's reference level (1).
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Pubmed ID:28182604
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5657967
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