A new study shows that lead-based paint remains a worldwide threat to public health. Paint containing lead is a major cause of lead poisoning in children.

一项新的研究发现，含铅的油漆仍旧世界范围内危害着公众健康。含有铅的油漆是导致儿童铅中毒的主要原因。

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A major outbreak of lead poisoning in children has been occurring in Zamfara State, Nigeria since at least March 2010, related to the processing of lead-rich ore for the extraction of gold.

至少自2010年3月以来，尼日利亚扎姆法拉州就出现了儿童铅中毒大暴发，这与从含铅丰富的矿石中提取黄金有关。

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In certain instances, cases of acute poisoning may still be seen in children who are chronically exposed and whose blood lead levels reach levels that interfere with normal functions.

在某些情况下，在慢性接触的儿童中仍可见到急性中毒病例，其血液中含铅量达到可干扰其正常功能的程度。

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He says many parts of the world are doing too little to correct the problem of lead poisoning in children.

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Paint containing lead is a major cause of lead poisoning in children.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

Met-Mex insists that none of the children in its database of previously exposed patients exhibits long-term effects associated with lead poisoning.

ECONOMIST: Lead pollution has caused a lasting public-health blight