Lead Exposure Causes Anxiety And Depression In Chinese Children

Elizabeth Prewitt PACEsConnection writer 7/1/1412:00 PM

Lead is well known for causing permanent behavioral and cognitive problems in children, but a study says it can cause less obvious problems like depression, too, even at low levels.

That's the word from a study tracking the health of 1,341 children in Jintan, China, where the health effects of pollution from rapid development have become a national concern.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/06/30/326940022/lead-exposure-causes-anxiety-and-depression-in-chinese-children

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Lead is well known for causing permanent behavioral and cognitive problems in children, but a study says it can cause less obvious problems like depression, too, even at low levels.

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