Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting Cites Study on Economic Effects of Lead Poisoning
A study by former University of Maine environmental economist and researcher Mary Davis was mentioned in a Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting article on the state’s challenges of preventing lead poisoning in children. Davis’ study on the economic effects of lead poisoning on children born in 2008 concluded that as a group, they would earn “nearly $240 million less (in 2008 dollars) throughout their lifetime as a result of the cognitive and neurological deficits related to lead,” according to the article, which is the second report in a four-part series. Portland Press Herald and Sun Journal carried the report.