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According to the California Department of Public Health, the average blood lead level for adults in the United States is less than 1 microgram per deciliter.

The new standards are intended to keep lead levels in the blood below 10 micrograms per deciliter, rather than their previously stated target of 40 micrograms, according to Cal/OSHA.

There’s no safe level of lead exposure, but the CDC uses a marker of 3.5 micrograms per deciliter to identify children with higher levels than most.

Ms. Thompson, in her late 40s, has an LDL cholesterol level of 160 milligrams per deciliter, not high enough to make a statin imperative.

Kids with levels as low as 5 micrograms per deciliter of lead in their blood can have permanent cognitive impairment.