Category: News & Views
On December 19, 2016, the Reuters news service reported that thousands of U.S. locales where lead poisoned worse than in Flint, MI. The report goes on to say that “A Reuters examination of lead testing results across the country found almost 3,000 areas with poisoning rates far higher …
As reported in the Chattanooga Times Free Press on December 14, 2016, “Lead-based paint and leaded gasoline are typical sources of lead contamination in soil, but foundry waste from Chattanooga’s industrial past is suspected to be the source of the problems”. Editor’s note: Here is another situation that …
As reported in a June 2016 Issue of the Kansas City Star, “In recent years, scientists have discovered that lead is more toxic than previously understood. Lifelong effects include lower IQ, hearing loss, learning disabilities, impulsiveness and a greater likelihood later in life to drop out of school, …
As reported in the October 4, 2016 issue of Science Daily, a Brown University study reports that lead exposure among preschoolers can predict low reading scores in subsequent years. The study suggests that “because poor and minority children are more likely to be exposed to lead, lead poisoning …
As reported in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health in August 2016, environmental lead exposure detrimentally affects children’s educational performance, even at very low blood lead levels (BLLs). The authors concluded that early childhood lead exposure is associated with poorer achievement on standardized reading and …
There is no safe level and in some zip codes, 1 in 7 children suffer from dangerously high blood levels. As reported in the Washington Post on June 15, 2016, tests show that 14 percent of children – and in some cases more – have troubling amounts of …
Lead is used as an ingredient in the glaze, or coating on ceramic bowls, dishes and pitchers. With proper firing, or heating in the kiln, glazes with lead may be safe. However, when dishes are fired incorrectly or when copper is added to the glaze, hazardous amounts of …
