“…These data support other recent studies that have correlated increased hair metal levels with mental retardation (Marlowe, Folio, Hall, & Errera, 1982;Marlowe, Errera, & Jacobs, 1983). Studies of general school populations have also linked increasing hair metal levels and their interactions to decrements in psychometric intelligence (Thatcher, Lester, McAlaster, & Horst, 1982;Moon, Marlowe, & Errera, in press), adaptive behavior (Marlowe, Cossairt, Moon, & Errera, 1985), and academic achievement (Moon, Marlowe, Stellern, & Errera, 1985).…”