and young children are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning. The frequentness of lead in everyday life may come as a surprise, especially because "by the 1990s, nearly every country had ...

Since the 1970s, U.S. efforts to eradicate childhood lead poisoning have made remarkable progress. But the advances have been uneven. Legacy lead – in paint, plumbing, yards, well-water or even ...

Bald eagle with sternal recumbancy from lead poisoning, photo courtesy The Raptor Center, University of Minnesota. Buckshot in bald eagle stomach, photo courtesy Wildlife Center of Virginia. Lateral ...