Korean adults have twice as much lead, mercury in bodies as youths: study
Social affairsDec 26, 2018
South Korean adults have twice the level of harmful toxic chemicals in their bodies as youths, the Ministry of Environment said Wednesday, citing a state laboratory's research.According to the National Institute of Environmental Research's study on 6,167 South Korean people from 2015 to 2017, the blood lead level for adults averaged 1.60 micrograms per deciliter of blood (ug/dL), compared with a corresponding figure of 0.80 ug/dL for middle and high school students. Ministry of Environment (Yonh