How to Use lead poisoning in a Sentence
lead poisoning
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But the source of the lead poisoning was more difficult to trace.
— Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2021 -
Going back decades, Glenville has had some of the highest rates of lead poisoning in the city.
— Rachel Dissell, cleveland.com, 17 Aug. 2019 -
She was tapped in 2019 to lead the city’s effort to curb childhood lead poisoning.
— Charlotte Alter, Time, 27 May 2021 -
The best way to keep a child safe from lead poisoning is to prevent them from being exposed in the first place.
— Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022 -
In the 1980s, three out of four condors in the wild were either dead or dying from lead poisoning.
— Star Tribune, 29 Mar. 2021 -
To be clear, lead poisoning still exists in the United States.
— Rachel Silverman Bonnifield, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2024 -
The bill is just one of many that aim to address lead poisoning and protect our children.
— Peter F. Neronha, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023 -
Water lines made of lead are a major cause of lead poisoning in cities around the country.
— Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022 -
That lock was linked to lead poisoning, which can now no longer be attributed to Beethoven's health demise.
— Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2023 -
In Detroit, the percentage of children with lead poisoning is among the highest in the state.
— Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2020 -
That’s why so many kids in Flint probably have lead poisoning but don’t know it.
— Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 21 Apr. 2018 -
Research from six New England states found that, of adult dead loons found, 26% died from lead poisoning.
— John Myers, Twin Cities, 11 May 2024 -
He was also called out to aid a bald eagle that someone thought was hit by a car, but turned out to have lead poisoning.
— New York Times, 20 July 2021 -
Aside from cleanup, the settlement can be used to help children with lead poisoning.
— Washington Post, 17 July 2019 -
If kids with lead poisoning don't get tested, though, they won't be referred for help.
— Brie Zeltner, CNN, 10 Sep. 2020 -
The analysis updates a report from last year, when the same team said Beethoven did not have lead poisoning.
— Gina Kolata, New York Times, 6 May 2024 -
But, for the wild birds, lead poisoning from bullet fragments remains a top threat.
— Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023 -
The effects of lead poisoning can be deadly for birds and even slow the rate of population growth.
— Stephen Goin, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2022 -
The event, where attendees can learn about resources to help prevent lead poisoning in their homes, is free and open to the public.
— Jordyn Grzelewski, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2019 -
There have been no child deaths linked to lead poisoning since October 2021.
— Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2022 -
By the early 1920s, the hazards of lead were well known – even Charles Dickens and Benjamin Franklin had written about the dangers of lead poisoning.
— Bill Kovarik, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2021 -
Although paint is the most common cause of childhood lead poisoning, lead pipes also pose a threat.
— New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021 -
The clothes and jewelry soon fall apart, cause rashes or induce lead poisoning for the fashion models in the ad.
— Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024 -
More than 4,900 children in Maryland have been diagnosed with lead poisoning in the past decade.
— Doug Donovan, baltimoresun.com, 22 Mar. 2018 -
The near-demise of this massive bird was caused primarily by one thing, Zufelt said: lead poisoning.
— Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2020 -
The idea was to test it for lead, to confirm or debunk the persistent theory that lead poisoning had killed Beethoven.
— James Barron, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2023 -
There is a sense of shame for parents whose children suffered from lead poisoning, but Branch wants to remove the shame from the equation of asking for help.
— Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2024 -
Inspectors didn’t find a clear culprit for the lead poisoning in Callahan’s home.
— Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 24 Nov. 2023 -
Even adults who interact with the stackable toy in this recall can risk lead poisoning.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 23 Feb. 2022 -
Black children were four times as likely to test positive for lead poisoning as white children in 2022, according to additional DHS data.
— Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
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