Lead Exposure Alters the Trajectory of Children’s Lives Decades Later, Study Finds

Children with higher blood-lead levels were more likely in midlife to have lower IQs and live lower on the socioeconomic ladder.

"Lead Exposure Alters the Trajectory of Children’s Lives Decades Later, Study Finds" is from the March 28, 2017 Health & Science section of The Washington Post. It was written by Brady Dennis and narrated by Sam Scholl.