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In addition, the site was close to Cincinnati's large labor force, the landscape was level making the site's construction easy, it was isolated, which provided safety and security, and it was located 30 to 50 feet above a large water aquifer, which supplied the water needed for uranium metal processing. From 1951 to 1989 Fernald converted ...
Lead may be found in food when food is grown in soil that is high in lead, airborne lead contaminates the crops, animals eat lead in their diet, or lead enters the food either from what it was stored or cooked in. [111] Ingestion of lead paint and batteries is also a route of exposure for livestock, which can subsequently affect humans. [112]
Animal lead poisoning (also known as avian plumbism, or avian saturnism for birds) is a veterinary condition and pathology caused by increased levels of the heavy metal lead in an animal's body. Lead interferes with a variety of body and natural processes.
The Food and Drug Administration followed up with a warning against 17 ground cinnamon products found to contain high levels of lead. Short-term exposure to very low levels of lead may not result ...
The funding is for lead prevention and mitigation activities in eligible properties built before lead-based paint was outlawed in 1978. Gov. DeWine announces $84M in grants to protect Ohio ...
Experts are alerting consumers against using a dozen cinnamon and spice powder brands after detecting high levels of lead contamination.
Common causes of lead poisoning epidemics include mining, lead recycling, and food/water contamination. [1] These events also cause disproportionate childhood fatalities as children are more susceptible to lead poisoning than adults.
The FDA Set Guidelines for 'Acceptable' Levels of Lead in Baby Food for the First Time — but Some Experts Say It's Not Enough Stacey Leasca January 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM