The Rochester (NY, US) Democrat & Chronicle is carrying a three-part series on the effects of lead on children. In part one, Michael Zeigler provides a case study of a boy with Learning Disabilities, Freddie Lewis who was shot dead at age 12. Mr. Zeigler’s case study of Freddie doesn’t focus on the lead bullet that killed him, however.
But the untold story of Freddie is that he was one of at least 24,000 Rochester children victimized over the past 12 years by lead poisoning — a pernicious malady that research suggests can lead to irreversible neurological disorders, multiple learning disabilities impulsiveness, and, some say, contributes to violence and high homicide rates.
In the second installment, Misty Edgecomb reports about the research on the effects of lead poisoning.
These are well-written and informative articles.
Links to Mr. Zeigler’s story (about Freddie) and Ms. Edgecomb’s story. Link to a page that provides links to all three stories. There is an earlier entry in LD Blog about the lead issue.
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