Approximately 9 million childhood lead poisonings were prevented in the United States between 1976 and 2007 primarily because of

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The primary reason for the prevention of childhood lead poisonings in the United States between 1976 and 2007 was the ban on the use of lead-based paints and leaded gasoline. These were the two main sources of lead exposure for children during that time period. While the bans on the use of lead in car batteries, pencils, and transfused blood contaminated with lead also contributed to reducing lead exposure, they were not as significant as the ban on lead-based paints and gasoline.

Approximately 9 Million Childhood Lead Poisonings Were Prevented in the United