EPA’s analysis of NHANES reports a 95% decline in median blood lead among children ages 1–5 from 1976–1980 to 2015–2016. The 95th percentile fell from 29 to 2.8 µg/dL, a 90% decrease.
The median concentration of lead in the blood of children between the ages of 1 and 5 years dropped from 15 µg/dL in 1976–1980 to 0.7 µg/dL in 2015–2016, a decrease of 95%.
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EPA’s analysis of NHANES reports a 95% decline in median blood lead among children ages 1–5 from 1976–1980 to 2015–2016. The 95th percentile fell from 29 to 2.8 µg/dL, a 90% decrease. PDF p. 4 states that 2015–2016 NHANES collected lead data for 4,988 people aged one and older, including 790 children ages 1–5.