Lead Contamination

By Peggy J Parks

Book Overview

Lead contamination got a massive amount of publicity after the 2014-2015 water crisis in Flint, Michigan because the lead-tainted water was poisoning children. Since then, there is much more awareness of what a dangerous metal lead is, and many experts consider lead contamination a public health crisis. Sources of lead contamination are covered, as is how dangerous it is to human health, how serious the problem is, and what is being done about it.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682826716
• ISBN13: 9781682826713
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: ReferencePoint Press, Incorporated
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12