Above: The bar graph depicts the percent ... that there is no safe blood lead level for children. In 2022, more than 12,000 children living in big cities had elevated blood lead levels (≥5 micrograms ...

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The CDC defines elevated blood lead levels in children as 3.5 micrograms per deciliter of blood (µg/dL) or higher, while Wisconsin state law defines it 5 µg/dL. Why is lead poisoning especially ...

The emergency rule lowers Wisconsin’s lead poisoning threshold from 5 micrograms per 100 milliliters, down to 3.5 micrograms to align with the CDC’s recommendations. In Wisconsin, lead ...

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - Gov. Tony Evers has approved the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) emergency rule to strengthen standards to protect more kids from further lead exposure. In his ...

with 40 of those cases linked to exposure from infected dairy cows. About two dozen of those cases have been linked to infected poultry and one to a backyard flock of birds. CDC officials said ...