I first became aware of the link between lead exposure in children and later crimes from the book by Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner--both are economists and have expanded the book's ideas and more within their Web site: Freakonomics. Just today, however, a new article titled Lead Exposure in Children Linked to Violent Crimes at TruthOut.org provided additional data supporting the impact of children's exposure to lead, even in small amounts.
Prior to Christmas last year numerous news reports highlighted the problem of lead in toys from China. Since that time, the news coverage has dwindled.
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