| 1. | Children should have a blood level under 10 micrograms per deciliter.
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| 2. | Normal blood contains up to 10 milligrams of lead per deciliter.
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| 3. | The federal limit for occupational exposure is 40 micrograms per deciliter.
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| 4. | Currently that is 5 micrograms per deciliter of lead in blood.
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| 5. | Normal levels of hemoglobin range from 14 to 17 grams per deciliter.
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| 6. | One child had a reading of 80 micrograms per deciliter.
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| 7. | The ideal total cholesterol level is 200 milligrams per deciliter and lower.
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| 8. | The federal standard for lead poisoning is 10 micrograms per deciliter of blood.
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| 9. | Ten micrograms per deciliter of blood is considered acceptable.
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| 10. | The government's acceptable blood lead level is 10 micrograms per deciliter.
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