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lead poisoning stories: 14 news summaries

(Newser) - Chinese furious about a lead smelting plant that has sickened some 600 children stormed the factory yesterday after a suicide attempt by teenager who feared she had been poisoned, reports the Wall Street Journal. Some 150 children have been hospitalized due to lead poisoning near the plant in northwest China's... More »

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China • health • Shanxi Province • protests • lead poisoning • contamination

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CDC Soft-Pedaled Signs of DC Lead Poisoning


Apr 10, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - A CDC report withheld evidence linking water contamination to lead poisoning in Washington, DC, children, reports Salon. The 2004 study said city water caused only slightly increased blood lead levels, but thousands of blood tests were missing from the influential report, which may have skewed results. And just 3 years... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • lead poisoning • drinking water • tap water

 Car Batteries 
 Killing Off 
 African Town 

18 children die before cause found; cleanup efforts unsuccessful

Jan 4, 09 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - A mystery illness that plagued a Senegalese town and sparked fears of AIDS, polio, and curses came down to an odd source: car batteries, the AP reports. After 18 deaths and pleas for an investigation, a World Health Organization probe blamed lead for poisoning the village, a center for battery... More »

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Africa • pollutants • lead poisoning • Senegal

 Turf-Makers Sued Over Lead 

As fake grass ages, toxin levels 20 times legal limit

Sep 4, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - California has sued three top turf-makers, claiming they are deliberately hiding the fact that their products contain lead, the Los Angeles Times reports. State law requires labeling of products containing the metal, which gives a "natural" green color to fake grass. Lead can cause cancer, birth defects, and... More »

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cancer • California • health • lead poisoning • lead • consumer advocacy • AstroTurf • birth defect

Childhood Lead Levels Linked to Adult Crime

Exposure tied to smaller brains for kids who later turn to crime

May 28, 08 3:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Childhood lead exposure has been linked to smaller brains and criminal behavior in adulthood, reports the Los Angeles Times. Researchers studying childhood blood contamination in old Cincinnati buildings with lead-based paint discovered that each 5 microgram-per-deciliter increase in blood lead levels by the age of 6 was accompanied by a... More »

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lead poisoning • lead • lead paint • health research • childhood

New Tests: 35% of Toys Contain Some Lead

Many offenders still on shelves, environmental health groups say

Dec 5, 07 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Toy shelves are still lined with lead, according to test results released today from environmental health groups in nine states. Checking 1,268 toys, the groups found lead in 35%, with levels often surpassing federal recall standards. Only 23 of those toys have been recalled. “This is not about... More »

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lead poisoning • Consumer Product Safety Commission • toy recalls • lead tainted toys • lead paint

Calif. Sues Toy Firms Over Lead

State attorney general's action targets Mattel, other toy companies

Nov 20, 07 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - California filed suit yesterday against Mattel, Toys R Us, and 18 other companies, accusing them of making or selling products that contain "unlawful quantities of lead," reports the LA Times. The suit, which follows major recalls of toys during the last year, aims to force manufacturers and retailers... More »

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California • lead poisoning • Mattel • Chinese toys • Toys 'R' Us • Made in China • lead tainted toys • Jerry Brown

Lead Warning Issued
for Lipstick

Moms' cosmetics could affect children, expert cautions

Oct 12, 07 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - More than half of all lipsticks tested in a recent study contained some level of lead, a new report warns. The amounts weren't high enough to cause lead poisoning in healthy adults, but could affect small children, raising concerns for pregnant women and mothers. "There are hazardous levels of... More »

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health • lead poisoning • lead • L'Oreal • lipstick • cosmetics • Cover Girl

As Governments Ban Lead, Tech Companies Get Nervous

Without metal, gadgets prone to splintering

Oct 10, 07 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mattel's toy recall fiasco has highlighted the dangers of lead poisoning, and the European Union and other governments have passed laws banning the use of lead in fields that still use it, including electronics. But that has the tech industry worried: for decades, lead has been the only stopgap preventing... More »

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cell phones • lead poisoning • Technology

500K Toys Recalled Over Lead

Levels above legal limit in China-made bookmarks, blocks, key chains

Oct 4, 07 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Over half a million Chinese-made toys have been recalled due to dangerous lead levels, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today. Toys ranging from Winnie the Pooh bookmarks to Baby Einstein color blocks were found to contain levels above the .06% legal limit, Reuters reports. 192,000 dollar-store key chains... More »

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lead poisoning • Chinese toys • toy recalls • lead tainted toys

World's 10 Most Polluted Places

Presenting the world's most polluted places.

Sep 16, 07 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Millions around the world live in soot-blackened cities and toxic wastelands. Time offers a reverse travel guide to the most polluted places on Earth:
  1. Linfen, China
  2. Tianjin, China
  3. Sukinda, India
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China • environment • travel • pollution • list • lead poisoning • Ukraine • Linfen • Chernobyl

Doctor Killed Beethoven,
Says Pathologist

Hair analysis suggests lead poisoning of composer 180 years ago

Aug 29, 07 7:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's not exactly  CSI, but the classical era now has its own forensic murder investigation. A new Austrian study has concluded that Ludwig von Beethoven died from overdoses of lead administered by his doctor with the intention of healing him. Beethoven suffered from cirrhosis of the liver, and that... More »

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lead poisoning • composer • doctor • pathology • Betthoven

China-Made Baby Bibs Contain Lead

Tests of Toys 'R' Us aprons finds possible hazard; company claims compliance

Aug 15, 07 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tests by a non-profit agency and the NY Times found made-in-China baby bibs sold at Toys "R" Us contaminated with lead, the paper reported today. After its own recent tests, a government agency did not move to recall the bib; Wal-Mart voluntarily removed bibs made by the same company... More »

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China • lead poisoning • recall • product recall • Chinese toys • lead • bib • Toys 'R' Us • Wal-Mart

Rudy Shouldn't Get Credit for Crime Busting

New study argues real victor in war on crime is 70s-era campaign to reduce lead

Jul 8, 07 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani, who's running for commander-in-chief on his tough-guy cred, can thank early-1970s reductions in lead levels for his crime-busting success, a new study argues. Economist Rick Nevin concludes that the nearly 60% decrease in violent crime during Rudy's stint as mayor is a result of government programs to cut... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • NYPD • New York City • crime • lead poisoning

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