The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a significant step to protect the health of children by strengthening the nation's air quality standard for lead, according to Environmental Defense Fund.
"While EPA's own analysis justifies an even lower lead standard, this tenfold reduction will go a long way to protecting children most at risk from airborne lead," said Environmental Defense Fund Chief Health Scientist Dr. John Balbus, a member of the EPA Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee. "It's refreshing to see the agency follow the science and the advice of its experts in making this decision."
The new standard for lead in the air, 0.15 micrograms per cubic meter (
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