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. 1977 Aug;19:297–307. doi: 10.1289/ehp.7719297

Toxicological properties of lead.

T Damstra
PMCID: PMC1637416  PMID: 198205

Abstract

The pathological effects of lead on the renal, nervous, reproductive, endocrine, and immune systems have been reviewed. Emphasis is placed on reported subclinical effects due to chronic, low-level lead exposure. The crucial issue of whether subtle behavioral, intellectual, and developmental impairment occurs in young children, as a result of lead-induced CNS damage is discussed in detail. This issue remains unresolved. Further studies are needed in order to determine the long-term health effects of continuous, low-level lead exposure.

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