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The dangers of pollution

I picked this up originally in this week's New Scientist but that will be behind a paywall. It looks like lead pollution from petrol in the '60s and '70s had a serious affect on the IQs of children born in the US during that period. (I'm sure it did elsewhere but that's where this study was done!) Indicates the need to do something about the pollution in our cities now before we disadvantage the current generations of children in some way? ULEZ isn't perfect, so campaign to improve it as it's extended?https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220307162011.htm

Michael Ixer ● 1192d5 Comments

Apparently there is still a lot of lead piping here.

Philippa Bond ● 1191d

Probably that explains a thing or two as well?

Ivonne Holliday ● 1192d

Sorry to add a boring note, but old lead water pipes in 19c houses didn't help IQ's either.

Katrina Black ● 1192d

"Lead exposure in last century shrank IQ scores of half of Americans, study finds"Might explain a thing or two?

Ivonne Holliday ● 1192d

Can I make a very obvious political point here?Better not, as Thumper's Mother would suggest.

David Ainsworth ● 1192d