Blood lead levels and growth status among African–American and Hispanic children in Dallas, Texas – 1980 and 2002: Dallas Lead Project II

Abstract

This investigation reports on child growth in a community before and after the transition from high to low blood lead levels over several decades. Using child growth as a proxy, health status of Dallas's lead smelter communities increased markedly over the past two decades, primarily because of lower blood lead levels, while the poverty rate was only marginally lower.