Environmental lead exposure
- Show 1432: Lead, Lies and Lasting Harm: The Chemical Roots of Chronic DiseasePeople's Pharmacy, May 31, 2025. Guest: Bruce Lanphear, MD, MPH, Professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. Professor Lanphear’s research, is at the intersection of preventive medicine, pediatrics, public health, toxicology, and infectious disease.
Getting lead out of gasoline improved public health and offered a clear example of the chemical roots of chronic disease.
People's Pharmacy broadcast a
prior interview with Dr. Lanphear: "Examining the Pros and Cons of Water Fluoridation" (show 1417 [part 1] and show 1418 [part 2]).
- See also many other links at "Case study: Flint, Michigan water supply" about that major episode and many other aspects of the lead problem. Includes publications by Herbert Needleman, by Richard Rabin, and by Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner.