[Freest Republican]

Fr AI-

India:

Despite the phase-out of leaded gasoline in 2000, an estimated 275 million children aged 0 to 9 years in India still have blood lead levels (BLLs) ≥ 5 μg/dL, which adversely affect intelligence and behavior.
Sources of lead exposure in India include spices, cookware, paint, traditional medicines, cosmetics, and lead-acid battery recycling and repair.
Over 200 lead pollution sites related to battery recycling and repair activities were identified in Bihar and Jharkhand, India, with soil lead concentrations exceeding US Environmental Protection Agency standards.

[Noumenon]

I've seen YouTube videos of the battery recycling process in Pakistan and India. Constant exposure to fumes and other jaw-droppingly atrocious practices.

https://youtu.be/l665eovBlEk?si=yXnH7a3uOgFWwAn5

[rexthecat]

...an estimated 275 million children aged 0 to 9 years in India still have (high) blood lead levels..

Then why do they win all the spelling bees??