Toxic contamination has been shown to have significant, adverse physical health impacts. However, the mental health impacts of exposure to toxic contamination is not often discussed.

On this episode, we are discussing the mental health impacts of lead exposure. Lead is a major issue in the United States and around the world, and there is a large amount of research that connects lead contamination to severe mental health disorders for both children and adults.

Let’s explore the research behind it. Join us!

Learn more:
2020 UNICEF Report – The Toxic Truth


The intersectional effect of poverty, home ownership, and racial/ethnic composition on mean childhood blood lead levels in Milwaukee County neighborhoods

Early-life lead exposure and neurodevelopmental disorders

Prospective associations between childhood low-level lead exposure and adult mental health problems: The Port Pirie cohort study

Association of Childhood Lead Exposure With Adult Personality Traits and Lifelong Mental Health

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