Michael Rabinowitz

TL;DR: It appears that the fetus may be adversely affected at blood lead concentrations well below 25 micrograms per deciliter, the level currently defined by the Centers for Disease Control as the highest acceptable level for young children.

TL;DR: The results of this pooled analysis confirm that lead-contaminated house dust is the major source of lead exposure for children and demonstrate that a strong relationship between interior dust lead loading and children's blood lead levels persists at dust lead levels considerably below the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's current postabatement standards and the Environmental Protection Agency's guidance levels.

TL;DR: In a cohort of 170 middle and upper-middle class children participating in a prospective study of child development and low-level lead exposure, higher blood lead levels at age 24 months were associated with lower scores at age 57 months on the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities.

TL;DR: The effect of food intake versus brief fasting on gastrointestinal absorption of lead was measured in five healthy men who were living in a metabolic unit and eating constant lead diets and should be considered when the hazards of exposure to lead are determined.

TL;DR: The association between early lead exposure and later problem behaviors was evaluated prospectively in a cohort of 8-year-old children born during a 12-month period at one hospital and suggested that social and emotional dysfunctions are correlates and may be expressions of increased lead exposure.