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Contribution of childhood lead exposure to psychopathology in the US population over the past 75 years (acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The Romans managed to figure out that lead was bad for you. That didn't stop it from being used for the next 1500 years. Including in gasoline. And in paint.

https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/aboutepa/lead-poisoning-historical-perspective.html

Up until recently, a lot of US plumbers used lead pipes in homes to bring drinking water to the faucet. Even if home lead plumbing is replaced, the pipes leading to the water meter may be lead.

https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/protect-your-tap-quick-check-lead-0

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

One might even say we’re leaders in our field

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

and an estimated 151 million excess mental disorders attributable to lead exposure.

Half of US is mentally sick?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That would certainly explain MAGA/Trump. I've been calling it a mental illness since 2015.