There’s a link between infant mortality and lead in the air

A new study finds a statistically significant relation between air lead concentration and infant mortality.

Carnegie Mellon • futurity
March 11, 2025 ~5 min

LA fires triggered 110-fold spike in airborne lead levels

"Our work... has provided us with new insights into the air we breathe, with unprecedented levels of detail and time resolution."

Georgia Tech • futurity
Feb. 24, 2025 ~4 min


Your yard may exceed EPA’s new lead guidelines

A new study has found that almost a quarter of US households have soil exceeding the Environmental Protection Agency's new lead guidelines.

Teresa Mackin-Indiana • futurity
July 11, 2024 ~7 min

Gun ownership tied to elevated lead levels in kids

"Firearm use is a relatively unchecked source of childhood exposure to lead. There's currently no way to stop the exposure from happening..."

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
March 5, 2024 ~6 min

Park soil can hold lead from past burned garbage

Municipal waste incinerators' legacy of contamination could live on in urban soils, finds a study on lead in city parks.

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
Sept. 12, 2023 ~6 min

Kids in segregated neighborhoods have higher blood lead levels

Lead in children's blood underscores the negative health effects of policies stemming from systemic racism.

Jessica Sieff-Notre Dame • futurity
Sept. 5, 2023 ~6 min

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

Lead contamination could mean fewer mockingbird babies

New research shows that high lead levels in soil correlated with less effective nesting for mockingbirds in New Orleans.

Molly McCrory-Tulane • futurity
June 14, 2023 ~5 min


NASCAR shows danger of airborne lead during pregnancy

NASCAR used leaded fuel for years after it was phased out. That gave researchers a chance to look at airborne lead's impact during pregnancy.

Jarret Bencks-Brandeis • futurity
Oct. 6, 2022 ~5 min

Expert: Flint and climate spark water sustainability

An expert on water sustainability explains how the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan and climate change have sparked change.

Liz Goodfellow-Futurity • futurity
Sept. 27, 2022 ~4 min

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