More children were found to have elevated blood lead levels in 2024 compared to the prior year, but more were tested last year as well.
The Monroe County Department of Public Health recently released the numbers on child lead exposure testing. In 2024, 13,582 were tested for lead poisoning, and 299 were found to have elevated blood lead levels.
The number of children tested last year was 6% higher than in 2023, when the number was 12,788. Of those, 241 were found to have elevated blood lead levels…