Blood lead level

Lead porch Reuters story

Childhood lead poisoning remains a widespread problem in America

Health

In 2015, the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, exposed anew the problem of excess blood lead levels in children. Now a new investigation has identified over 3,800 neighborhoods around the US whose children have blood lead levels twice as high as the levels in Flint.

Flint water protest

The water crisis in Flint is ‘an entirely preventable man-made disaster’

Environment

Scientists urge CDC to revise lead exposure level deemed safe in children

Environment
The World

Lead in water underreported

Global Politics