Lead exposure assessment methods, Aaron Specht, Purdue University (IMAGE)

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Lead exposure assessment methods, Aaron Specht, Purdue University

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Purdue University assistant professor Aaron Specht demonstrates using a portable XRF analyzer to detect levels of lead exposure in bone. Specht has created new noninvasive methods to test dried blood spots and bone for recent and chronic lead exposure.

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(Purdue University photo/Alison Roth)

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