Does secondhand smoke add to child lead exposure?

Children with more secondhand smoke exposure tend to have higher lead exposure, as well, a study finds.

Rae Lynn Mitchell-Texas A&M • futurity
Aug. 18, 2023 ~5 min

Remediation gets the lead out of soil, but not kids

A relatively affordable remediation process can remove lead from unregulated battery recycling, but isn't as good at getting it out of children's bodies.

Rob Jordan-Stanford • futurity
Jan. 15, 2021 ~9 min


These toxic chemicals steal IQ points from American kids

Exposure to toxic chemicals, especially flame retardants and pesticides resulted in more than a million cases of intellectual disability in the US between 2001 and 2016, research finds.

NYU Langone Medical Center • futurity
Jan. 14, 2020 ~6 min

Does early lead exposure rob kids of sleep later?

Children exposed to lead may have a harder time getting a good night's sleep, a new study suggests.

Nardy Baeza Bickel-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 18, 2019 ~4 min

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