In'toxic'ating moments

Beethoven and heavy metal

The great musician may have suffered lead poisoning

Tightening up

To rein in beverages industry

Lead delays puberty

Increased levels of lead suppress reproductive hormones

A living nightmare

Thousands of people, including orphan children, face a bleak future living in the world's most polluted city

Lead exposure led to 30% global cardiovascular deaths in 2019

5.5 million died due to cardiovascular diseases caused by lead exposure in 2019; 95% impact in LMICs

GAMBIA

Audit of industry

Burglar in the brain

Study reveals how lead hampers learning in children

Lead(ing) to disaster

Environmentally-hazardous backyard smelting units swell as multinationals fail to recycle used batteries

Thai government fails to tackle lead pollution in Klity Creek

Government ignores apex court order to clean up creek, one of the worst sites of industrial pollution in Thailand

Toxic aftermath

Pollution of the past haunts our present

Lethal find

Scientists find high arsenic content in Haryana's groundwater

Lead Alert

A unique map of India is in the process of being put together

In court

Deaths by exposure to hazardous chemicals increased 29% between 2016 and 2019: WHO

While most of these deaths are preventable, countries still don’t have enough legal control on the use of hazardous compounds such as lead

Delhi government bans sale of Maggi in stores

A total of 13 packets were tested and it was found that 10 contained lead more than the prescribed limit of 2.5 parts per million

Household paints have dangerous amounts of lead: study

Out of 20 samples tested for the presence of lead, all except 3 had lead content more than the permissible limit, shows a study by Toxics Links

Purity undermined

Government tightens noose around instant noodles brands

With three more states banning Maggi, Nestle India decides to withdraw its popular instant noodles packets from the Indian market

Grace period

Clueless in Chambal

India's groundwater is flooded with fluoride

Fluoride is an acute toxin, with a rating slightly higher than lead. It is, in fact, one of the most bone-seeking elements known to human beings. …

Gold nano particles can detect lead in wastewater

Gold changes colour in the presence of metal particles such as lead because of their optical properties

Poisoned childhood