Article 5WVN4 Half of Americans Exposed to IQ-Lowering Levels of Lead Growing Up, Study Finds

Half of Americans Exposed to IQ-Lowering Levels of Lead Growing Up, Study Finds

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Ed Cara
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The decision to add lead to our gasoline a century ago continues to have consequences for our health, new research this week suggests. A study estimates that half of all Americans alive in 2015 were likely exposed to damaging levels of lead in their childhood, from ubiquitous sources such as leaded gasoline. This...

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