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Appendix F: Daily Permissible Intake (DPI), Reconsidered
Pages 49-50

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... Barltrop found that children with a fecal excretion of approximately 5 yg/kg/day had a geometric mean blood lead level of 20 yg Pb/dl with a range of ll-38 yg Pb/dl. Studies in suckling animals suggest that the intestinal absorption rate of lead from milk may be as high as 70-90 percent.
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... 3. Allowing a "safety factor" for children less than one year of age, since no data regarding effects or absorption rates is known for this group.
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