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Is Lead Poisoning Me?
Episode 45

Is Lead Poisoning Me?

A toxicologist discusses lead toxicity and how to prevent lead poisoning.

Health Matters · Dr. Adam Blumenberg, Faith Salie

March 20, 202416m 7s

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Show Notes

Are you seeing the headlines about lead poisoning? 

Maybe you’ve heard that water bottles contain lead, or that cinnamon in applesauce was poisoning shoppers. Host Faith Salie talked with Dr. Adam Blumenberg to discuss the crucial context for news about lead poisoning. A toxicologist and doctor of emergency medicine, Dr. Blumenberg explains what lead is, what makes it poisonous, and how exposure might happen in our daily lives—and of course, what to do about it.

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