My general thoughts/response from the 1st article by Herbert Needleman:
- surprised that lead was present in wine due to its sweet flavor
- also never knew that lead poisoning may have had an influence in the fall of Rome!
- i like that the article provided a breakdown of lead structure and toxicology
-its wild how lead can have so many different impacts, like even no collagen, and it is not just internal impact but also influential on behavior like hyperactivity
- i'm very interested in the association between lead and dementia
My general thoughts/response from the Nigerian lead article:
- so sad :( like the lead poisoning deaths were associated with people trying to make $$$ off gold (but i know that there was no knowledge that these actions would cause lead poisoning)
-a very collaborative and caring response to make the community safe again (reminds me of what i learned in my Community Based Participatory Research class)- input from local government, tribe members, NGOs, etc. to help respond to and prevent this crisis
Hey Angela,
ReplyDeleteI, too, will also be checking things to see if it has flame retardants because it does seem as it has done more harm than good. I feel that more research should have been done on false retardants by the EPA before regulations on flammability were made.
I wish green chemistry was implemented everywhere as well! It made me think that corporations and companies would rather earn a bit more money than to be ethical and use green chemistry for their products. But ultimately, I feel that green chemistry is the future, just like electric cars.
It's mind-blowing that lead was a factor in the fall of Ancient Rome. Although there was no knowledge that the action could cause lead poisoning, I think that what other places can take from this is to take more precautions, especially with heavy metals and chemicals. Thanks for sharing Angela!