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Study shows secondhand smoke a substantial contributor to lead levels found in children and teens

September 08, 2023
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By Genny Carrillo and Taehyun Roh (Video news by ,Black Headline News) https://vimeo.com/863525266 Secondhand smoke may be an important but overlooked source of chronic lead exposure in children and adolescents. That is the key finding of a recent study, published in the journal BMC Public Health by Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at

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