Disaster-Related Environmental Health Hazards: Former Lead Smelting Plants in the United States Natural disasters exacerbate risks of hazardous environmental exposures and adverse health consequences. The present study determined the proportion of previously identified lead industrial sites in urban locations that are at high risk for dispersal of toxic chemicals by natural disasters. Geographic analysis from publicly available data identified former lead smelting plants that coincide with populated … Continue reading “Disaster-Related Environmental Health Hazards: Former Lead Smelting Plants in the United States” Learn More
