Congratulations to Steve Whittaker, Katie Fellows and the whole team at Public Health - Seattle & King County for winning the Innovation Award for Equity, Racial & Social Justice for their work to prevent lead in aluminum cookware used by refugee families from Afghanistan. 👏

kingcounty.gov/en/dept/execut…

Happy #MothersDay

Every mother deserves safe, healthy motherhood in a clean environment. Prioritizing investment in maternal health ensures a healthy future for generations to come.

Know more about maternal health and pollution: youtu.be/9bOOt9kUnko?si…

On June 5, Pure Earth's Technical Director Alfonso Rodríguez will speak at the National Environmental Seminar (Seminario Nacional Ambiental) about the effects of mercury and lead exposure on vulnerable populations in Colombia.

Learn more: huellasinnova.org/proyectos/semi…

This week, Samantha Power spoke with UN Secretary-General António Guterres about many crises, including lead exposure, an issue which affects 1 in 2 children in low- and middle-income countries and kills at least 1.6 million people each year.

Read more: usaid.gov/news-informati…

Tune in on May 16th for an insightful webinar on global ASGM tailings management trends, featuring Pure Earth's Global Technical Director, Alfonso Rodriguez, alongside experts from IGF Mining, MutConsult, Department of State, & USP - Universidade de São Paulo.

Register today: igfmining.org/event/global-t… #ASGM

Happening soon! It's not too late to register. Join us at 9am ET 👇

Scientists found staggering amounts of lead and other toxic substances in Beethoven's hair that may have come from wine, or other sources. nyti.ms/3UQ3TKy

ICYMI: We tested 48 different chocolate products, including milk chocolate and brownie mixes, and every one had detectable levels of lead and cadmium. But some products are safer than others consumerreports.org/health/food-sa…

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Lead poisoning affects 1 in 3 children worldwide, and is responsible for millions of deaths each year. We’re calling on world leaders to elevate lead to a top-tier global development challenge, and bring an end to childhood lead poisoning by 2040: cgdev.org/publication/ca…

Want to learn more about global lead poisoning?

Join us on May 9th for a webinar on the latest research on lead poisoning's health and economic impacts with experts Ana Navas Acien and Bjorn Larsen.

Register here: pureearth.org/event/webinar-…

Congratulations to Jenna Forsyth of Stanford Medicine on being listed as one of the 100 most influential people in health by TIME Health!

Learn more about Jenna and her research on lead-contaminated spices in Bangladesh here: time.com/6968416/jenna-…

Pure Earth Bangladesh and BYEI organized the National Earth Olympiad #NEO2024 campaign across schools and colleges nationwide, educating thousands of students about lead pollution through leaflets, highlighting its impacts, sources, and prevention methods. #SolveLeadPollution

An estimated one in three children in the world has lead poisoning from contact with common exposure sources like paints, informal battery recycling centers, cookware, cosmetics and, in some cases, spices.
ehn.org/lead-in-spices…

10 years ago, during the Flint crisis, 1 in 20 kids had elevated levels of lead in their blood. 

Today, in lower and middle income countries, that number is closer to 1 in 2 kids.

USAID is working to stop lead from robbing the next generation of their potential. Hear more:

MOST READ RESEARCH last week: The Relationship between Early Childhood Blood Lead Levels and Performance on End-of-Grade Tests ➡️ ow.ly/ESUg50RpaKz

✊'Together, we can solve lead pollution' with this slogan Pure Earth Bangladesh and Volunteers for Bangladesh (VBD) Dhaka District (South) joined forces for a workshop and youth dialogue on April 26th.

👥40 students and youth leaders from 27 educational institutions convened