Lead pollution compared to 100 years ago in the US has dramatically declined by 100-fold. BLL levels of 15 plummeted to just 0.6 in 2020.

Lead is a dangerous neurotoxin that accumulates in human tissues and is linked to developmental deficits in children. The post New research finds lead pollution dropped 100-fold over last century ...

Emissions at Metalico Pittsburgh, February, 2021. Karen Clay: First of all, you might think that these studies have been done, but it turns out that they haven’t. We show causal evidence that higher ...

A new study reveals the dramatic decrease in lead exposure in the U.S. following the establishment of the Environmental ...

Efforts to reduce lead pollution have paid off in many ways, yet the problem persists and will probably continue to affect the health of people and animals well into the future, according to experts ...

In a soft, faltering voice, her large brown eyes staring absently ahead, Winfrida Besa repeats "A-B-C-D" over and over as she tries to sing the ABCs. With her thin ...

Brown anole lizards in New Orleans carry the highest blood-lead levels ever documented in a vertebrate, yet remain healthy and active, according to new research from Tulane University. The study, ...

A housing project in Kent that could provide 3,500 homes to support Angela Rayner’s housebuilding drive has been paused amid claims that dangerous lead pollution from a neighbouring refinery could put ...