Late summer, early autumn a key time for testing for lead
Mary Rehnborg explains the process of testing for lead in blood levels to determine exposure. Rehnborg is the Institutional Controls Program manager at Panhandle Health in Kellogg.
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Violet Ploharz's blood is tested for exposure to lead by phlebotomist Kaitlin Tester of Shoshone Medical Center.
KELLOGG — After spending sun-drenched summer days by the water or driving around North Idaho, the furthest thing from one's mind is the level of lead in their blood.
But Panhandle Health District officials say that late summer and early fall are critical times to test for elevated blood-lead levels to ensure everyone, especially kids, has been keeping active in safe areas away from contaminated soil...
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