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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by hammock on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @02:29PM (#30605185)
From the study:

>examined risk factors; survey years; binary gender; bodyweight; low birthweight; anemia; health insurance coverage; Medicaid/CHIP enrollment; federal Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) supplemental food program enrollment; use of water treatment devices; b age in months; c educational attainment less than 9th grade education; d housing built before 1960 or 1940; e number of cigarettes smoked inside the home per day (1 to 40 or more); f poverty-to-income ratios

I don't see traffic proximity aka urbanicity aka leaded gasoline particulate pollution in there.

Lead plumbing and lead paint are two factors. But there is lead all through the soil and air as well.

Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by cmrdporcupine on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @10:12PM (#30610502)
Yeah don't even start to read up on lead arsenate sprays in apple orchards through most of the 20th century. That will keep you at night up for a long time when you start to think about it.
Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by hammock on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @01:47PM (#30618448)
I came across "Poisons in your food" by Ruth Winter in my high school library one day and haven't slept since.
Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by rightbyte on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @02:58AM (#30612001)
My great grandfather used mercury to protect seeds from mold for sowing. The running joke was that it made the hen crazy ...
Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by hammock on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @01:45PM (#30618427)
Mercury is still used today in Australia. https://online.ucpress.edu/elementa/article/9/1/053/116413/W...