Lead Dust is Linked to Violence

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 15:30 in Health & Medicine

Childhood exposure to lead dust has been linked to lasting physical and behavioral effects, and now lead dust from vehicles using leaded gasoline has been linked to instances of aggravated assault two decades after exposure, according to researchers at Tulane University and Colorado State University.



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