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Lead contamination surfaces in affluent Atlanta neighborhood

Elizabeth Burns had just come inside from gardening in 2021 when she caught a TV news report about a rocklike material contaminating a nearby community's soil with lead.

May 11, 2023

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Since when is any amount of lead allowed in baby food?

The Food and Drug Administration urged food manufacturers last week to significantly reduce the amount of lead in processed baby food.

Jan 31, 2023

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Children near airports may be exposed to dangerous levels of lead

A new paper in PNAS Nexus finds that children living near one California airport have higher lead levels in their blood. Since leaded gasoline is still used by piston-engine aircraft all around the United States, it appears ...

Jan 10, 2023

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Lead toxin concerns spur recall of toddler sippy cups

Parents whose toddlers use certain Green Sprouts bottles or cups need to discard them immediately because of a risk of lead exposure, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns.

Nov 28, 2022

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Flint water crisis affected timing of pediatric lead testing but not quantity, study finds

The word "plumber" comes from the Latin word for the metal "lead."

Nov 3, 2022

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Low school test scores linked to racial segregation and lead exposure in NC

Black children who have been exposed to the metal lead have lower test scores than their peers, and this effect is exacerbated for those who live in racially segregated neighborhoods, according to research led by a Duke environmental ...

Aug 15, 2022

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Effects of lead poisoning may be reversible with early-childhood enrichment

Lead exposure in early childhood can lead to severe cognitive and behavioral impairments in children that last well into adolescence and adulthood. Although researchers have looked at effects of early life lead exposure on ...

Jul 25, 2022

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