Table 2Total costs and benefits of lead control (billions of 1996 dollars) Conservative estimate Optimistic estimate Total benefit from lead reduction 192.38 270.45 Total cost of lead control 11.02 1.22 Total net benefit 181.37 269.23 Cost–Benefit 1–17 1–221 Share on Facebook Tweet this chart EmbedCopy the code below to embed this chart on your website. Download image Previous chart: « Health care costs (2006 USD) Next chart: Hispanic women experience the biggest pay gap: Women’s median hourly wages as a share of white men’s and their per hour wage penalties, by race and ethnicity, 2015 »