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| "Lead poisoning may affect as many as 20,000 children under the age of six in Michigan. If not detected early, the lead that accumulates in a child's body may cause brain damage, mental retardation, developmental delay, learning difficulties, behavior problems, anemia, liver and kidney damage, hearing loss, hyperactivity, and in extreme cases, even coma and death." - Governor Jennifer Granholm's July 2003 - Call to Action - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Report. This webpage highlights DEQ lead abatement initiatives, lead information materials, and other important lead webpage links. The page was created in cooperation with Governor Jennifer Granholm's July 2003 Call to Action - - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention initiative. Her goal to eliminate lead poisoning in Michigan's children by 2010, involves a wide range of important lead abatement initiatives statewide, as outlined in a July 2004 Final Report created by the Governor's 170-member Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Task Force. more |
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