Ep. 146 Poisons Pt 2: Get the Lead Out

Petri Dish

Hi everyone! Here is part 2 in our series on poisons. This time we discuss lead!

Our new sponsor is Athletic Greens, a really solid and easy way to get your vitamins if you're like me and are too silly/busy to cook proper meals every day and need to get those nutrients somehow! Check them out and get a free 1 year supply of Vitamin D and 5 travel packs by heading over to athleticgreens.com/emerging

References:

• https://mineralseducationcoalition.org/minerals-database/lead/
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/sugar-of-lead-a-deadly-sweetener-89984487
• https://www.fda.gov/food/metals-and-your-food/questions-and-answers-lead-glazed-traditional-pottery
• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-children-lead/lead-measured-in-teeth-of-kids-living-near-former-battery-recycling-plant-idUSKCN1SL2QT
• https://dtsc.ca.gov/exide-bankruptcy/
• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lead-poisoning/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20354723
• https://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental-health/lead-poisoning/adults.html
• https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/lead-poisoning-and-health
• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408444.2018.1429387
• https://www.npr.org/2021/08/30/1031429212/the-world-has-finally-stopped-using-leaded-gasoline-algeria-used-the-last-stockp
• https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/leaded-gas-was-phased-out-25-years-ago-why-are-n1264970
• https://www.science.org/content/article/seal-dangerous-lead-pipes-just-add-electricity
• https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i7/Lead-Ended-Flints-Tap-Water.html
• https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev.med.55.091902.103653
• https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-73745-4_11