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Public Meeting Planned to Share Results of Childhood Blood Lead and Environmental Lead Investigation in Philadelphia Friday, September 11, 2015 ATLANTA –Scientists from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) conducted an investigation in various Philadelphia neighborhoods in July 2014. They examined blood lead levels in young children and environmental lead levels in the soil, tap water, and indoor dust in each child’s home.

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Public Meeting Planned to Share Results of Childhood Blood Lead and Environmental Lead Investigation in Philadelphia

Friday, September 11, 2015

ATLANTA –Scientists from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) conducted an investigation in various Philadelphia neighborhoods in July 2014. They examined blood lead levels in young children and environmental lead levels in the soil, tap water, and indoor dust in each child’s home.

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