Read a statement from 30 scientists, doctors and public-health experts from Harvard, Cornell, Rutgers and other universities about the "overwhelming evidence for the toxic effects of lead in humans ...
In addition to the two eagles that died, the centre is also treating three other birds recovering from lead poisoning. Those birds — two bald eagles and a turkey vulture — arrived in November.
Between 2018 and 2021, Milwaukee County accounted for the majority of childhood lead poisoning cases statewide, despite being home to only 20% of Wisconsin children under six years old.
BirdLife states that while lead has already been banned in petrol, paint, and pipes across Europe due to its harmful effects, ...
Feb. 3—More than 1,000 children tested positive for lead poisoning in New Hampshire in 2023, the highest number to do so since routine testing efforts for 1- and 2-year-olds began in 2018 ...