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by TedDoesntTalk 1715 days ago
Another example: EPA allows up to 15 µg/L of lead in drinking water. But lower levels are known to be dangerous:

“Researchers now know, blood lead levels in children as low as five micrograms per deciliter — the Centers for Disease Control's "level of concern" — can lead to IQ deficits and increases in behavior problems like ADHD and conduct disorder.

In adults, low-level exposure of 10 micrograms per deciliter can cause high blood pressure and kidney problems.”

And the CDC has said that no level of lead in blood is safe.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/13/489825051...

https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/ohat/lead/final/monographhealt...

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You're comparing micrograms per liter in water to micrograms per deciliter in blood. Those are very different things.
bioaccumulation still can happen