Posted on 03/09/2024 4:22:38 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Childhood lead exposure, primarily from paint and water, is a significant health concern in the United States, but a new study has identified a surprising additional source of lead exposure that may disproportionately harm children: firearms.
Rsearchers found an association between household firearm ownership and elevated lead levels in children's blood in 44 states, even when controlling for other major lead exposure sources.
Firearm-related take-home lead occurs when an individual discharges a firearm that uses lead-based ammunition and primer, which are the most commonly used in the United States, Hoover said. The lead dust settles on clothes and personal items, such as phones or bags, as well as in vehicles and common spaces. Children are more vulnerable to lead than adults due to their tendency to ingest contaminants through normal hand-to-mouth behaviors.
"Typically the places where the firearm-related lead collects, such as in carpets, are places where young children spend a considerable amount of time," said Hoover.
The researchers used a widely-accepted proxy measure to estimate state levels of household gun ownership. This metric combines data on firearm suicides, hunting licenses, subscriptions to Guns and Ammo magazine and background checks.
They compared the data from the proxy measure with reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of blood lead concentration surveillance data for children under 6. The analysis spanned the years between 2012 and 2018.
According to the study, for every 10% increase in the number of households that report owning a gun, there is an approximate 30% increase in cases of elevated pediatric blood lead levels.
Childhood exposure to lead increases the risk of behavioral problems, reduced cognitive abilities and poor growth and development. There is no safe level of lead exposure, said Joseph Braun.
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
To your point, see my reply #39.
I say BS and these idiots are grasping at straws to get yet another reason to hound gun owners... Let’s see if you own a gun and have kids you’re now endangering your kids health... You own a gun you’re harming the environment...
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Brown University
Among the 8 Ivy League schools, the general consensus is that Brown University is the most liberal.
This research was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences... Environmental climate cultist.
True. I betcha almost no FReeper has even fired more than one box of ammo annually… if that.
Yet in Chicago on the weekends, lack of firearms ownership probably correlates with high lead levels in kids.
https://youtu.be/YoTVlEGE4E0?feature=shared
If I were these hand wringing fags,I would worry about another form of lead poisoning.
The kind that kills Marxists.
This coming study may be coming from the non-weaponized CDC ? ../s
You know them as the “Safe and Effective” organization of the Federal government.
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