When property is managed and maintained, this LBP poses little risk. This program is aimed at early identification of children at risk of exposure to lead from their environment. The blood sample results taken from Navy children have always, on an average, been better than other children in the nation at large. Lead typically enters the body by people putting their hands or other objects covered with lead dust in their mouths or breathing air-borne lead dust. Young children are more likely to be exposed to lead because they more often put their hands and other objects in their mouths.
Young children absorb more lead and are more sensitive to the effects of lead.
At the time the call came in, Rentz' embarked helicopter detachment, Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 49 Detachment 5, was conducting maintenance on one of its two helicopters. The evolution, including preflight checks, was done in only 39 minutes. The helicopter's crew, pilot LT Ken Crowley, co-pilot LT Dave Schlesinger and Aviation Systems Warfare Technician 2nd Class Nick Kelbaugh picked up their ailing passenger and headed for Bahrain International Airport, landing at quarter past midnight, less than two hours after the call for help went out. This is the U.S. Navy's last season in Antarctica, as it will transfer its responsibilities to the New York State Air National Guard and civilian contractors in March. U.S. Naval Support Force Antarctica provides logistical support to the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is operated by the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs.