Submitted by Jill S. Miller on Tuesday, 10/13/2009, at 5:53 PM

As I compiled your responses for tomorrow, I noticed that *several* of you asked specifically about the relevance of lead poisoning in today’s society.  I just did 10 minutes of research - some links below...

10 September 2009 - Lead poisoning spark riots in China
13 September 2009 - Welcome to Our Town Wish We Weren’t Here
25 August 2009 - Polluted Kansas Town Seeks Federal Buyout
 28 February 2009 - Lead poisoning in developing countries
14 May 2009 - For Urban Gardeners, Lead Is a Concern
US department of housing and development (healthy homes & lead hazard control site)
10 October 2009 - $2.6M grant to eliminate lead in homes
9 October 2009 - Baltimore County gets grant to reduce lead exposure
12 October 2009 - Portland receives federal grant to address lead paint hazards

Submitted by Jill S. Miller on Thursday, 10/8/2009, at 9:16 AM

Please note that the readings for Week 6 have changed.  The Reyes paper is the only assigned reading for next week.

Submit responses to the reading by 5pm on Tuesday, October 13.  These should be thoughtful questions/comments designed to provoke discussion.  You should also read through responses prepared by fellow students in preparation for Friday’s discussion.

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Reading for week 6:
Reyes, JW (2009) Lead exposure and behavior: effects on aggression and risky behavior among children and adolescents.