Lead Poisoning: Key Facts

Organization: World Health Organization

Date: 2021

The Toxic Truth: Children’s Exposure to Lead Pollution Undermines a Generation of Future Potential

Organization: UNICEF and Pure Earth

Date: 2020

Lead Exposure in African Children: Contemporary Sources and Concerns

Organization: World Health Organization

Date: 2015

Lead prevalence in children’s blood in Georgia -results of the national survey unveiled

Organization: UNICEF

Date: 2019

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention

Organization: Vital Strategies

Date: NA

Health and Pollution Action Plans

The Health and Pollution Action Plan (HPAP) program is a pollution analysis and prioritization process designed to assist governments of low-and middle-income countries to develop and implement solutions to priority pollution challenges.

Assessing lead content in spices

Between 2008 and 2017, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tested nearly 1500 samples of over 50 different spices from 41 countries.More than 50% of the spice samples had detectable lead, and more than 30% had lead concentrations greater than 2 ppm, with the highest concentrations in spices purchased in the countries Georgia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, and Morocco.

Barro Aprobado -AlfarerÍa libre de plomo / Lead-free artisanal pottery

Pure Earth’s Barro Aprobado project is working to raise awareness about the dangers of leaded pottery and to promote the use and production of lead-free pottery in artisan communities in Mexico through lead-free pottery workshops.

Regional Rapid Marketplace Screenings

With support from GiveWell, Pure Earth will conduct Regional Rapid Marketplace Screenings (RMS) in 20+ countries to identify lead-containing products and prioritize countries for future interventions.

Standard Operating Procedures for Environmentally Sound Management of Used Lead-acid Batteries

While processes and technologies for environmentally sound management of lead-acid batteries are available, their uptake and application are still insufficient in many countries. This report provides a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) that cover key topics relevant for safe and environmentally sound ULAB management, from collection to recycling.

Assessing blood lead levels in Dakar, Senegal

This project works to provide technical assistance and training to the Senegalese government on gathering blood lead level and environmental lead data, as well as strengthen capacity more broadly to identify sources of exposure and conduct interventions for children with elevated blood lead levels. management, from collection to recycling.

Assessing blood lead levels in the Philippines

Recent estimates consider that over 20 million children in the Philippines are exposed to lead. In 2021, Pure Earth Philippines began the first ever inclusion of blood lead level (BLL) testing in the National Nutrition Survey.