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> We lived in a house with lead for a few years. I had my kids tested every six months. > It worked, we never saw elevated lead levels. How does testing them
by marklubi 5y ago
> We lived in a house with lead for a few years. I had my kids tested every six months.
> It worked, we never saw elevated lead levels.
How does testing them for lead levels result in them not inhaling or ingesting lead?
- saxonww 5y agoIt doesn't. They meant that their plan to take action if the lead levels rose was a workable one, i.e. they were able to execute the plan. They also said that lead levels in their children never rose. The sentence might have been more clear with an 'and' after the comma, although it was clear enough in context (IMO) without it.
- jsw97 5y agoBy the time lead is detectable it has done meaningful damage. Yes it’s better to prevent more at that point so don’t stop testing. But testing is a poor prevention mechanism. Lead also does damage below the threshold of detection.
- _dark_matter_ 5y agoI don't remember all the details now, but the test we were using was extremely sensitive. I believe it was detectable within 1/20 of maximum allowable levels in children.