Half the U.S. Population Was Exposed to Dangerous Lead Levels During Childhood, Study Finds

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By Paige BennettMar 8, 2022, 9:52 pm640 ptsHot
An extraordinary number of people in the U.S. of adult age by 2015 were exposed to dangerous lead levels when they were children, new research has found. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, estimated that about 170 million adults in the U.S. have been exposed to…

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