Banning lead in gas worked: The proof is in our hair

Prior to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, Americans lived in communities awash with lead ...
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Hair analysis shows lead exposure fell nearly 100-fold after EPA era began

In A Nutshell Century-old hair reveals dramatic change: Researchers analyzed childhood hair saved by families from 1916 to ...

A century of hair samples proves leaded gas ban worked

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cracked down on lead-based products—including lead paint and leaded gasoline—in the 1970s because of its toxic effects on human health. Scientists at the ...
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Preserved hair reveals just how bad lead exposure was in the 20th century

A new study reveals the dramatic decrease in lead exposure in the U.S. following the establishment of the Environmental ...
Ars Technica

Beethoven likely didn’t die from lead poisoning, new hair analysis reveals

Last year, researchers sequenced the genome of famed composer Ludwig van Beethoven for the first time, based on authenticated locks of hair. The same team has now analyzed two of the locks for toxic ...
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Hair analysis shows child drug use could be twice as high as we think

Hair analysis could be the key to understanding adolescent drug usage, as a new study uncovers almost double the number of children were found to be using substances than those who admitted to in a US ...