Renewed Focus: Childhood Lead Exposure Affects School Scores.
The growing awareness of the harmful cognitive effects of even low-level childhood lead exposure is set to heighten public and regulatory concerns. This opens up significant market opportunities for lead detection kits and professional testing services, including home, water, soil, and individual testing. Demand for advanced water filtration systems designed specifically for lead removal is likely to surge, as well as for soil remediation and lead abatement services, especially given worries about aging infrastructure and specific contamination sources like residual lead from fuel. A 'lead-safe' market can expand, with certifications for children's products, toys, and housing, and by fostering innovation in lead-free materials and building practices. Educational initiatives and advocacy collaborations also present opportunities for businesses to engage with concerned communities, provide solutions, and support preventative public health measures.
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A study of 300,000+ children in the US found that even small amounts of lead in early childhood were linked to lower reading and maths scores all the way through school. Kids with 'low' lead
Posted by u/calliope_kekule•06/01/2025
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u/speculatrix
Most airplane engines are of very old designs and still need leaded fuel.
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/leaded-aviation-fuel-and-environment
u/Professionalchump
pfas are used to make teflon
u/thehippieswereright
and that, kids, is how we made the electorate
u/homer2101
There's an exemption for racetracks in the US that allows them to use leaded gasoline. Because making cars go fast is sufficient justification to give generations of kids brain damage. Which
u/bakedbread54
Yes, they are saying we should be more concerned about lead.
u/TheRodgerYoung
Get lead out of general aviation fuel. Why it got banned from cars and not planes is ridiculous.
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-determines-lead-emissions-aircraft-engines-cause-or-cont
u/Pure-Introduction493
Lead wasn’t “new” when it was phased out. I think with the explosion of them it will be one of the next big environmental contaminants we discover are causing major health issues.
And yes, t
u/Placedapatow
Homes near busy small airplane fields.
u/amootmarmot
Teflon IS a Pfas substance. It just happens to be very long chains and it generally passes through the body with no interactions. But the byproducts of the manufacture along with specific pfa
u/AmyGoldberg
Yep, more efficient
u/DanielDane
And Flint isn't even the worst case in the US.
A more concerning matter is the fact that the US kept lead in fuel for a long time.
u/VoilaVoilaWashington
This is the problem with lobbying. I don't care that race tracks say "we don't care about brain damage because we want cars to go vroom."
I care that *anyone* thinks "oh, yeah, that's a sui
u/Placedapatow
Pfas are in baking paper, plastics, lots of things. Not sure why Teflon is
u/DanielDane
And Flint isn't even the worst case in the US.
A more concerning matter is the fact that the US kept lead in fuel for a long time.
u/Arma104
How near are we talking? I'm about 6 miles from an airport, my water source is about 6 miles in the opposite direction.
u/kimtenisqueen
Why aren’t we getting all excited about lead instead of fluoride? This makes way more sense to worry about.
u/victorspoilz
So anyone from Flint is probably doomed to a tougher life, then.
u/hysys_whisperer
Kept?
Not so fast on the past tense there bud, at least if you live within a couple of miles of a small airport or race track of any sort.
u/GiraffeWC
I believe part of the problem is the lead in drinking water often comes from old pipes used to transport it, which would cost a lot of money to replace, while removing flouride is allegedly a
u/Numerous_Sea7434
Because fluoride is mostly harmless. It's only harmful in very high dosages, and it's fairly rare that anyone is being exposed to those high dosages. Unlike lead, which is harmful in very sma
u/ArcTheOne
Its kind of scary to think that when I’m likely going to have my kids in the next ten years it’ll be too soon to even know what common toxic substances are in the environment, let alone try t
u/ArcTheOne
Its kind of scary to think that when I’m likely going to have my kids in the next ten years it’ll be too soon to even know what common toxic substances are in the environment, let alone try t
u/AmyGoldberg
Yep, more efficient
u/Objective_Regret4763
Whats this now? I live close to a very small race track. Are you saying they use leaded gasoline?
u/victorspoilz
So anyone from Flint is probably doomed to a tougher life, then.
u/Objective_Regret4763
Whats this now? I live close to a very small race track. Are you saying they use leaded gasoline?
u/stay-a-while-and----
boats and planes too
u/Pure-Introduction493
PFAS are likely one of the next ones. Byproducts from Teflon manufacture.
u/nanoH2O
PfAS isn’t next it’s now and has been for 60 years. Byproducts from Teflon is literally one of the least important sources. AFFFs, metal plating suppressants, water and stain proof textiles,
u/hysys_whisperer
Kept?
Not so fast on the past tense there bud, at least if you live within a couple of miles of a small airport or race track of any sort.