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Why should we even be concerned about lead poisoning? Isn’t the problem mostly going away?

April 26, 2017away concerned going isn’t lead poisoning problem

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Why should we even be concerned about lead poisoning? Isn’t the problem mostly going away?

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While lead levels in the U.S. have seen significant decline since lead has been taken out of our environment (for example, lead being taken out of gas), lead is still the number one environmental hazard to children and lead poisoning is a preventable disease. Recent research shows that low levels of lead exposure can lead to ADHD. low test scores and criminal activity later in life.