Talk:Clair Cameron Patterson
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In the last sentence of the final paragraph that refers to an 80% reduction in Lead blood levels in Americans, a 'citation required' is denoted. Bill Bryson (p 204) quotes this finding and attributes this to the following reference, which I show in full; Sharon Bertsch McGrayne, Prometheus in the Lab: Chemistry and the making of the Modern World, p169.
The Center for Disease Control in a report dated Feb. 20, 1997 and entitled 'Blood Lead Levels Keep Dropping; New Guidelines Proposed for Those Most Vulnerable' states that 'Average blood lead levels for both children and adults have dropped more than 80 percent since the late 1970s'. This archived page can be found at http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/1997pres/970220.html.
Doug McDougall 23:55, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
- That HHS release seems very clear and adequately sourced, so I've added that in as a reference for the 80% claim, which I've also adjusted very slightly. Mooncow 19:02, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Review comments
Some suggestions for improvement as the article is expanded:
- Template:Infobox Scientist should be added
- Photograph should be added from a source with a free license, if available
- Some basic biographical information required, including precise dates of birth/death, education details (with dates), positions held, etc
- Re-organisation of sections for clarity would be beneficial
- Information on research should be expanded
- References should be expanded and preferably converted to inline format
- External link present which could be used to expand article
Espresso Addict 02:12, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
