Ariana Rossen, PhD, Msc - National Water Institute Buenos Aires. Argentina arossen@ina.gob.ar
A. Dias, A. Deisting, M. Alvarez, Y. Gándola, A. Aguilar-Arevalo, E. Alba Posse, H. Arnaldi, H. Asorey, X. Bertou, A. Colque, F. Favela-Pérez, J. Gasulla, M. Gómez Berisso, A. González Muñoz, J. O. Guerra-Pulido, J. Lipovetzky, J. Lovera, M.B. Lovino, D.J. Marín-Lámbarri, L. Marpegan, D. Martín, M. Martinez Montero, S. Mejía Muñoz, J. Monroe, A. Nadra, R. Pregliasco, G. Rumi, A. Rossen, M. Tallis, A. Thompson, M. Triana, and E. Vázquez-Jáuregui
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• Pb is one of 10 chemicals identified of major public health concern - WHO
• Contaminates soil, water, and air, harm ecosystems and disrupt food chains
• Children - irreversible neurological damage, reduced IQ, behavioral
problems, and impaired cognitive development,
• Adults - cardiovascular disease, hypertension, kidney and reproductive issues, anemia and impaired brain and nervous
system functions
• Middle and Low-income countries more affected
• Globally, lead exposure contributes to millions of deaths and disability-adjusted life years lost annually (Institute for Health Metrics
and Evaluation (IHME) estimates that 1.5 million deaths)
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