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From Mother Jones magazine. January/February, 2013. See  http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/01/lead-crime-link-gasoline . Or thanks to several people for bringing this piece to our attention, two of whom are Susan Ohanian and Michael Martin.

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By Kevin Drum

New research finds Pb is the hidden villain behind violent crime, lower IQs, and even the ADHD epidemic. And fixing the problem is a lot cheaper than doing nothing.

Read this interesting article at http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/01/lead-crime-link-gasoline?page=2

 

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