Lead Contamination
From the Series Emerging Issues in Public Health
Lead contamination got a massive amount of publicity after the 2014-2015 water crisis in Flint, Michigan because the lead-tainted water was poisoning children. Since then, there is much more awareness of what a dangerous metal lead is, and many experts consider lead contamination a public health crisis. Sources of lead contamination are covered, as is how dangerous it is to human health, how serious the problem is, and what is being done about it.
Interest Level | Grade 6 - Grade 12 |
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Reading Level | Grade 6 |
Copyright | 2020 |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Publisher | ReferencePoint Press |
Imprint | Reference Point |
Series | Emerging Issues in Public Health |
Language | English |
Number of Pages | 80 |
ISBN | 9781682826713, 9781682826720, 9781682826713B |
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Title Format | Reinforced book, Hosted ebook, Print + Ebook |
Release Date | 2019-08-01 |
Author | Parks, Peggy J. |
Dewey | 615.9/25688 |
Dimensions | 6.5 x 9.25 |