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<title>Our World in Data - Lead Pollution</title>
<subtitle>Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems</subtitle>
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<updated>2024-09-25T05:00:00.000Z</updated>
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    <title>Lead exposure has fallen dramatically in the United States since the 1970s</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/lead-exposure-has-fallen-dramatically-in-the-united-states-since-the-1970s</id>
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    <published>2024-09-25T05:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/lead-exposure-has-fallen-dramatically-in-the-united-states-since-the-1970s"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/0d175986-942a-4362-968c-28ac92247800/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Every country has now banned the use of leaded gasoline in cars</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/every-country-has-now-banned-the-use-of-leaded-gasoline-in-cars</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/every-country-has-now-banned-the-use-of-leaded-gasoline-in-cars"/>
    <published>2024-07-15T05:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/every-country-has-now-banned-the-use-of-leaded-gasoline-in-cars"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/default-featured-image.png"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Around one-in-three children globally suffer from lead poisoning. What can we do to reduce this?</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/reducing-lead-poisoning</id>
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    <published>2022-01-25T11:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Estimates suggest that around every third child in the world suffers from lead poisoning. What can we do to reduce this?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/reducing-lead-poisoning"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7fdb695b-7590-4eca-d1dd-fff36331a100/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Lead Pollution</title>
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    <published>2022-01-11T15:46:36.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Lead pollution is a widespread problem that receives little attention. What is the scale of the problem and how can we tackle it?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/lead-pollution"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/7fdb695b-7590-4eca-d1dd-fff36331a100/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Many countries have eliminated lead from paint. How do we achieve the same everywhere?</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/lead-paint</id>
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    <published>2022-01-11T10:27:35.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Paint is an important source of lead exposure. Which countries have regulations on its use?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/lead-paint"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/fe2891f3-4810-465f-5887-7c1ef4cce800/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>Many countries have achieved an impressive reduction in lead poisoning</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/decline-lead-poisoning</id>
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    <published>2022-01-11T09:16:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The phase out of leaded gasoline, and regulations on leaded paints and pipes has led to a dramatic reduction in lead poisoning across many countries.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/decline-lead-poisoning"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/60eae08e-0e32-4728-eb15-c0773a0cbf00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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    <title>How the world eliminated lead from gasoline</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/leaded-gasoline-phase-out</id>
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    <published>2022-01-11T08:53:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[In 2021, Algeria became the last country to ban leaded gasoline. How did the world achieve it?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/leaded-gasoline-phase-out"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ee532b19-92ac-4750-b712-17c2b6297200/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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