The Latest Breaking News from Lead Poisoning

A Boy's Mystery Illness Was Lead Poisoning, and His Grandmother Found the Source Hanging from the Curtains

A 10-year-old's severe pain and vision problems were traced to lead poisoning. The source: a curtain-weight chain he licked for months while gaming.

Medical Daily · Sep 16

In 1987, the United States decided to capture every remaining wild California condor after lead poisoning, habitat loss, and poaching left just 27 birds alive; today, hundreds once again soar across western skies

Once on the brink of extinction, the majestic California condor's survival hinged on a daring rescue. Capturing the last wild birds in 1987, conservationists discovered that lead poisoning from ammunition fragments in carcasses was the primary killer. Despite breeding successes, the toxin persisted, necessitating strict ammunition regulations. This intervention, though…

The Times of India · Jul 6

Lead poisoning affecting 815 million children worldwide, new report shows

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The Independent UK · Jun 3

Lead Children: new Netflix series reminds us that lead poisoning is still a global health problem

The new Netflix series Lead Children has put a spotlight on the issue of lead poisoning in 1970s Poland. The series follows a young doctor who discovers that children living near a smelting plant have been poisoned with lead.

The Conversation · Mar 23

‘The most American thing I’ve ever heard’: Bald eagles are getting lead poisoning from eating bullets

It's like poetry. Bad poetry.

We Got This Covered · Feb 21

Mining giant Anglo American faces class action appeal over alleged lead poisoning in Zambia

An appeal hearing has opened in South Africa on whether a subsidiary of British-based mining company Anglo American PLC was responsible for lead poisoning over decades that affected around 140,000 people in Zambia

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025

Neanderthals were more susceptible to lead poisoning than humans — which helped us gain an advantage over our cousins, scientists say

Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our species to develop language — giving us a key advantage over our Neanderthal cousins, scientists claim.

LiveScience · Oct 25, 2025

Human ancestors were exposed to lead millions of years ago, and it shaped our evolution

When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes.

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2025

Britain’s ban on lead ammunition could save tens of thousands of birds from poisoning

The UK’s environment minister Emma Hardy has announced a ban on toxic lead ammunition to protect Britain’s countryside. This ban includes the sale and use for hunting of both lead shotgun ammunition (each cartridge of which contains hundreds of small lead pellets called “shot”), used mainly for hunting small game…

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2025

Scientists may have solved 2,000-year-old mystery death of Roman baby twins

Infants found buried facing each other in Croatian city of Trogir

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025