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Study Shows up to 38% of Childhood Lead Poisoning Cases are Linked to Consumer Products in Four Key US Regions/Areas

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #SolvePollution--New research “A Snapshot of Lead in Consumer Products Across Four U.S. Jurisdictions” just published in Environmental Health Perspectives found that up to 38% of childhood lead poisoning cases across four United States jurisdictions are associated with exposures to consumer products, including imports. The authors, a team of researchers from Pure Earth and local health authorities in the United States, issued an urgent call to establish a national tracking database to...

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