Water at Risk
A Q&A with investigative journalist Jordan Chariton, author of We the Poisoned, on the significance of lead and protecting the Great Lakes Water Basin Fact checked by Catherine Gianaro The Flint water crisis first unfolded more than a decade ago, but as journalist and author Jordan Chariton recounts in his new book, We the Poisoned: […]
Lead Removal Resources
From gasoline and cosmetics, to paint and plumbing, when it came to the impact on human health, for decades Chicago literally buried the lead. Yet, the city has decreased lead poisoning from 25% in the 1990s to 2% today among children who are tested, according to Lead Safe Chicago. The pandemic, however, may have caused […]
Lead’s Dangerous Legacy
With lead lurking in the paint, soil and water, many Chicagoans are at high risk Like a civic superhero team, three city workers — a plumber, electrician and engineer — rang my doorbell one morning for our scheduled appointment. They had come to test our water after preliminary analysis showed high lead levels — 17 parts […]
What Parents Need to Know About Lead in Baby Food
The Kid’s Doctor I know many of the parents of the children I care for are concerned about the latest news from the Environmental Defense Fund, which showed that about 20 percent of baby food samples tested over 11 years had detectable levels of lead. This nonprofit group looked at data that the Food and […]
