Tag: Flint
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Nation & World
The ongoing tragedy of lead in our lives
The water crisis in Flint, Mich., has been a recent focal point, but the issue of lead pollution is both global and pervasive. Harvard conference focuses on the ongoing tragedy of lead in our lives.
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Nation & World
Where lead lurks
A Harvard Chan School researcher has launched a website to connect citizens with data on the water coming through their taps.
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Nation & World
Toxic inequality
According to Harvard sociologist Robert Sampson’s theory of “ecology of toxic inequality,” higher lead levels in the blood are often directly tied to racial and ethnic segregation.