Artist: Benji Muthukrishna

Age: 8

School Name: Creative Einstein

Lead-safety Message: Higher serum (blood) levels of α-carotene/β-carotene, α-cryptoxanthin/β-cryptoxanthin and other carotenoids – the pigments which make avocado flesh yellowish – are associated with lower blood lead levels.

Description of Work: Coloured pencil drawing. References for Message: https://lead.org.au/lanv10n2/lanv10n2-8.html and https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2796540/#