Tooth fairy study reveals children near lead smelters are exposed to dangerous lead in the womb
- Written by Jill Johnston, Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California
A worker recycling lead in a lead acid battery recovery facility.National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthThe environmental tragedy in Flint, Michigan, in which drinking water contaminated with lead raised fears of potential health effects for exposed children, revealed the failure of a regulatory system to protect residents from lead...