Lead poisoning

Up to 35 million children in Bangladesh have too high levels of lead in their blood which can cause irreparable damage to their health and development, reports UNICEF. Photo: USAID
Health

Lead poisoning: USAID announces $1.1 million for nationwide survey in Bangladesh

Lead is a potent neurotoxin with no safe level of exposure, and lead poisoning can cause severe brain damage, impairing educational attainment and reducing future productivity.

Lead-tainted turmeric: How Bangladesh triumphed over a silent killer in golden spice
Analysis

Lead-tainted turmeric: How Bangladesh triumphed over a silent killer in golden spice

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Health

How to stop turmeric from killing people

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Health

Lead poisoning causes far more death, IQ loss than thought: Study

Illegal dismantling of used lead-acid batteries in the open air and close to human habitats is a major source of lead exposure. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

Lead poisoning leads to death: (Un)avoidable toxic reality?

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Environment

Govt taking steps to check lead pollution: Minister

Pure Earth has done some lead cleanup in Mirzapur in Tangail, and in Ashulia, Dhaka, where informal battery recycling factories contaminated land and water. Photo: Courtesy
Panorama

Lead poisoning: Pure Earth wants us to be worried

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Corporates

Human chain, rally held marking ‘International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week’

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Environment

Crocodiles are losing their teeth, 'angling' is to blame

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World+Biz

Ex-Michigan governor charged in lead-poisoning of Flint water