Half of US Adults Exposed to Harmful Lead Levels as Kids

“Early childhood lead exposure is known to have many impacts on cognitive development, but it also increases risk for developing hypertension and heart disease, experts said.” by Drew Costley via The Washington Times Image: © AP Downtown Los Angeles in 1979 Over 170 million U.S.-born people who were adults in 2015 were exposed to harmful levels of lead as children, … Continue reading →