Living near a lead mine in childhood is linked to greater cognitive decline in old age – those exposed as children had steeper declines in memory/attention and worse language/executive function. #NICHDImpact #LeadExposure #Cognition #ChildDevelopment
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35146115

Living near a lead mine in childhood is linked to greater cognitive decline in old age – those exposed as children had steeper declines in memory/attention and worse language/executive function.
#NICHDImpact #LeadExposure #CognitiveDecline #Memory #Attention #Cognition
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35146115

Plant explosion leaves town with fear of lead exposure and few answers

"Yvonka M. Hall, a public health administrator who...leads the volunteer-based Cleveland Lead Advocates for Safe Housing (CLASH). Hall said government officials “dropped the ball” by not immediately telling residents the site of the explosion contained lead and had been previously cited by the Ohio EPA for hazardous waste and disposal violations."
#Ohio #EPA #LeadExposure

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https://wapo.st/3lq530p

Just 75 miles NW of the #EastPalestine train derailment, this factory explosion killed 1, severely injured several and may have caused #LeadExposure in the #OakwoodVillage community only a few weeks later. Where’s the outcry for them? … from @washingtonpost #RacialJustice #EnvironmentalJustice https://wapo.st/3LzVyGM

Living near a lead mine in childhood is linked to greater cognitive decline in old age – those exposed as children had steeper declines in memory/attention and worse language/executive function.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35146115

@cognition #NICHDImpact #LeadExposure #Cognition #Aging #LeadExposure #Health

Black and Hispanic Americans nationwide became more likely to avoid drinking tap water following the Flint Water Crisis.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34114536

#NICHDimpact #FlintMI #WaterQuality #SafeWater #Lead #LeadExposure #RaceandEthnicity