Half of US adults exposed to harmful lead levels as kids - The Associated Press - en Español


3/7/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 1 month ago
by BY DREW COSTLEY

Over 170 million U.S.-born people who were adults in 2015 were exposed to harmful levels of lead as children, a new study estimates. Researchers used blood-lead level, census and leaded gasoline consumption data to examine how widespread early childhood lead …

Over 170 million U.S.-born people who were adults in 2015 were exposed to harmful levels of lead as children, a new study estimates. Researchers used blood-lead level, census and leaded gasoline con… [+3294 chars]

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