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Lead Exposure Linked to 412,000 Deaths in US; On Par With Tobacco
An important new paper from Dr. Bruce Lanphear, a member of the Pure Earth Leadership Council, and a Commissioner on The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, reveals that cardiovascular impacts of lead are under-estimated by a factor of 10. While stunning, this revelation did … Continue reading
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Tagged heart disease, lead, lead poisoning, lead pollution, TSIP, ULAB, World's Worst Polluted Places report
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Notes from the field: Dr. Jack Caravanos in Kabwe with the Guardian
Q & A with Dr. Jack Caravanos, Pure Earth’s Director of Research Jack traveled to Kabwe, Zambia, last month with The Guardian environment editor Damian Carrington and Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Larry C. Price. The Guardian just published a front-page story as a … Continue reading
Breaking the Cycle of Extreme Lead Poisoning in Pesarean, Indonesia
This week’s post is from Angela Bernhardt, Executive Director of Communications for Pure Earth. After two and a half years in our New York headquarters, I took my first trip to the field with our Southeast Asia coordinator, Lara Crampe. … Continue reading
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Mexico: Lead Exposure From Traditional Pottery
AN URGENT CALL IN THE NIGHT Earlier this year, Sandra Gualtero, Pure Earth’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, received a late-night email labelled “URGENT.” It was from a nurse in Mexico who had just discovered a newborn baby with … Continue reading
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Mexico: Lead Exposure From Traditional Pottery
Mexico: Lead Exposure From Traditional Pottery
So Fresh And So Clean
“I am impressed with what has been done… and this comes as a relief not only to the people of Chowa, but the entire Kabwe population. We believe that when this project is completed, more lives will be safeguarded.” — … Continue reading
India’s Lead Problem: More Than Just Instant Noodles
Earlier this month, there was a lead poisoning scare involving a brand of instant noodles manufactured in India. The company promptly pulled the product and samples were sent to the Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration for testing. The results – … Continue reading
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Nigeria: New Outbreak of Lead Poisoning
“At the hospital, he looked fine but behaved like he was losing his mind… In the evening of the same day, his fever became severe. He was restless. He later started jerking seriously with his eyes turning, and that was how … Continue reading
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Tagged lead, Nigeria
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Fact Sheet: What is the #1 Childhood Environmental Health Threat Globally?
“Lead Poisoning from improper automotive battery recycling activities is the number one childhood environmental health threat globally”. — Dr. Jack Caravanos, NYU Clinical Professor and Director of Research at Pure Earth. While lead pollution can result from a number of activities, the … Continue reading
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Want lead-free food? Visit the first “Barro Aprobado” restaurant in Mexico
Across Mexico every day, millions of meals served in homes and restaurants come with an extra, unseen ingredient — toxic lead. Want lead-free food? The Casa de Campo restaurant, housed in a 260 year-old building in Cuernavaca’s historic downtown in Morelos state, is … Continue reading
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