We went to Nigeria, where recycling plants are extracting lead for use in American and European car batteries — at a terrible human cost.
Tag: Lead
How We Linked the Auto Industry to Lead Poisoning in Nigeria
Blood and soil testing confirmed the health consequences. Then we tracked individual shipments to the United States.
How We Linked the Auto Industry to Lead Poisoning in Nigeria
Blood and soil testing confirmed the health consequences. Then we tracked individual shipments to the United States.
How to Protect Your Pets From Pollution
Wildfire smoke, lead paint and other environmental toxins are health hazards for animals, too.
Chinese Officials Helped Cover Up Lead Poisoning of Children, Report Says
Health officials tampered with blood tests of some of the more than 200 children who were sickened by food tainted with lead, an investigation found.
Hundreds of Chinese Children Poisoned With Lead From Kindergarten Food
The kindergarten’s cooks used inedible pigments to decorate buns and cakes, the authorities said. Eight school officials and employees were detained.
Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged
The findings give new insight into the dangers of urban wildfires that burn plastics and other chemicals in homes and property.
Lead Poisoning May Have Made Ancient Romans a Bit Less Intelligent
Exposure to lead from mining probably lowered I.Q. levels in the empire, research has found. It might be the world’s first case of widespread industrial pollution.
Trump Promises Clean Water. Will He Clean Up PFAS?
Public health advocates worry that Donald Trump could unravel federal clean water efforts, including restrictions on lead pipes and chemicals known as PFAS.
E.P.A. Toughens Requirements to Remove Lead Paint Dust Around Children
The new rules consider any detectable level of lead dust in a building a “lead hazard,” requiring property owners to pay for cleanup.