How to Use lead poisoning in a Sentence

lead poisoning

noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • In addition to the ongoing threat of lead poisoning, the large birds are also at risk from other toxins.
    Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
  • The state also has requirements that all units in an apartment with children under 6 get tested if one child tests above the normal limits for lead poisoning.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2024

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