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BCF Supports International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action
2016-10-24 20:14:00| Coatings World Breaking News
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OHSU study links lead poisoning with ADHD
2016-01-08 17:33:59| PortlandOnline
Lisa Balick and KOIN 6 News Staff, January 7, 2016
Data shows even higher lead poisoning in kids in West Michigan than Flint
2016-01-05 01:39:21| Waste Management - Topix.net
The recent scandal over lead-poisoning in the water in Flint prompted many of our communities to take a closer look at the issue. According to recent data, West Michigan neighborhoods are home to even higher levels of lead poisoning in kids than Flint.
Without enforcement, laws to tackle lead poisoning of little use: Toxic Neglect
2015-10-21 17:09:53| Biotech - Topix.net
In 2006, Cleveland City Council passed a law aimed at enticing landlords to voluntarily prove their homes were safe from lead-based paint hazards that continue to cause irreversible brain damage and lifelong health problems for small children. The failed effort is, in many ways, symbolic of the city's overall strategy for combating childhood lead poisoning -- well-intentioned but ineffective.
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A look at lead poisoning through the years: Toxic Neglect
2015-10-20 14:34:03| Biotech - Topix.net
The history of lead stretches back at least as far as the Roman Empire, which first used the metal to carry water in pipes. 1904: Lead is first scientifically linked to the poisoning of a dozen children exposed to flaking paint in Australia in 1892.
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