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21. Describe lead, its sources and uses.
22. Lead is commonly found in indoor environments. What are its sources?
23. Define lead-based paint within its regulatory context.
24. What is the major source of lead exposure in children?
25. Describe the relationship between blood lead levels and exposures to lead-
contaminated dust and soil.
26. Describe a model and its components for lead exposure and elevated blood
lead levels in children.
27. Describe the health effects of lead associated with different blood lead levels.
28. Describe how blood lead levels have changed in both adults and children in
the U.S., and why.
29. Describe individual risk factors for elevated blood lead levels in children.
30. How are children uniquely affected by lead exposures?
31. At the present time, what is considered a safe level of exposure (based on
blood lead) to environmental lead?
32. What evidence is there to implicate inhalation as an exposure pathway for
children to lead?
