How to Use lead poisoning in a Sentence

lead poisoning

noun
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  • The event, where attendees can learn about resources to help prevent lead poisoning in their homes, is free and open to the public.
    — Jordyn Grzelewski, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2019
  • In Detroit, the percentage of children with lead poisoning is among the highest in the state.
    — Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The benefit of such a change would be less lead, which is used in most traditional ammunition, on the landscape and less lead poisoning of wildlife.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2020
  • Habitat destruction, lead poisoning and poaching all contributed to the bird's decline.
    — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 8 July 2020
  • And while for adults, lead poisoning is one of the most significant hazards to occupational health, for children’s health, the risks are even higher.
    — Anuradha Varanasi, Wired, 6 June 2020
  • Specially, DeWine promised to do more to fight infant mortality, lead poisoning in children and the drug epidemic.
    — Hannah K. Sparling, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
  • Since November, at least 80% of the eagles the facility has euthanized were put down because of lead poisoning.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 16 Feb. 2020
  • Second on the list was lead poisoning, related to eagles ingesting lead ammunition fragments from hunter-shot animals, or lead sinkers from fishermen.
    — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2020
  • But the source of the lead poisoning was more difficult to trace.
    — Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2021
  • She was tapped in 2019 to lead the city’s effort to curb childhood lead poisoning.
    — Charlotte Alter, Time, 27 May 2021
  • The best way to keep a child safe from lead poisoning is to prevent them from being exposed in the first place.
    — Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
  • In the 1980s, three out of four condors in the wild were either dead or dying from lead poisoning.
    — Star Tribune, 29 Mar. 2021
  • To be clear, lead poisoning still exists in the United States.
    — Rachel Silverman Bonnifield, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The bill is just one of many that aim to address lead poisoning and protect our children.
    — Peter F. Neronha, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023
  • Water lines made of lead are a major cause of lead poisoning in cities around the country.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022
  • That lock was linked to lead poisoning, which can now no longer be attributed to Beethoven's health demise.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Research from six New England states found that, of adult dead loons found, 26% died from lead poisoning.
    — John Myers, Twin Cities, 11 May 2024
  • He was also called out to aid a bald eagle that someone thought was hit by a car, but turned out to have lead poisoning.
    — New York Times, 20 July 2021
  • If kids with lead poisoning don't get tested, though, they won't be referred for help.
    — Brie Zeltner, CNN, 10 Sep. 2020
  • The analysis updates a report from last year, when the same team said Beethoven did not have lead poisoning.
    — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 6 May 2024
  • But, for the wild birds, lead poisoning from bullet fragments remains a top threat.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The effects of lead poisoning can be deadly for birds and even slow the rate of population growth.
    — Stephen Goin, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2022
  • There have been no child deaths linked to lead poisoning since October 2021.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2022
  • By the early 1920s, the hazards of lead were well known – even Charles Dickens and Benjamin Franklin had written about the dangers of lead poisoning.
    — Bill Kovarik, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Although paint is the most common cause of childhood lead poisoning, lead pipes also pose a threat.
    — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The clothes and jewelry soon fall apart, cause rashes or induce lead poisoning for the fashion models in the ad.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
  • The near-demise of this massive bird was caused primarily by one thing, Zufelt said: lead poisoning.
    — Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The idea was to test it for lead, to confirm or debunk the persistent theory that lead poisoning had killed Beethoven.
    — James Barron, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Hot water can concentrate the lead which is a risk factor for lead poisoning.
    — Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 9 July 2024
  • Past scholars have attributed the hearing loss to otosclerosis, or possibly lead poisoning from the wines Beethoven preferred.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024

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