childhood lead poisoning

Lead contamination in Oakland schools’ water taps could cost $38 million to solve

February 28, 2018 -

Posted by Edsel Cook

(Natural News) To ameliorate the high levels of lead contamination in the water supplies of its schools, cash-strapped Oakland Unified revealed it will need to spend $38 million, reported The East Bay Times. A representative of the California school district explained that $22 million will be spent on replacing worn-out water lines. The balance will […]

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Children across California found to have higher lead poisoning than those in Flint, Michigan

April 2, 2017 -

Posted by Vicki Batts

(Natural News) If you thought the Flint, MI lead poisoning was bad, it turns out that numerous communities in California are even worse. Blood testing data gathered by Reuters has revealed that children from one Fresno community had blood lead levels up to three times higher than those seen in children from Flint. Even though […]

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New public health study discovers 3,000 US neighborhoods where children are suffering from lead poisoning

December 28, 2016 -

Posted by Daniel Barker

(Natural News) For most of us, the term “lead poisoning” immediately conjures up mental images of Flint, Michigan, where thousands of residents were exposed to unsafe levels of lead in their drinking water after the city switched water supplies in 2014. But Flint is far from being the only location in the U.S. threatened by […]

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