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Direct linkReyes, Jessica Wolpaw – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012
Childhood exposure to even low levels of lead can adversely affect neurodevelopment, behavior, and cognitive performance. This paper investigates the link between lead exposure and student achievement in Massachusetts. Panel data analysis is conducted at the school-cohort level for children born between 1991 and 2000 and attending 3rd and 4th…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement, Public Health
Peer reviewedAltman, Rebecca Gasior; Morello-Frosch, Rachel; Brody, Julia Green; Rudel, Ruthann; Brown, Phil; Averick, Mara – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2008
We report on interviews conducted with participants in a novel study about environmental chemicals in body fluids and household air and dust. Interviews reveal how personal and collective environmental history influence the interpretation of exposure data, and how participants fashion an emergent understanding of environmental health problems from…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Public Health, Pollution, Hazardous Materials
Troesken, Werner – Journal of Human Resources, 2008
In 1897, about half of all American municipalities used lead pipes to distribute water. Employing data from Massachusetts, this paper compares infant death rates in cities that used lead water pipes to rates in cities that used nonlead pipes. In the average town in 1900, the use of lead pipes increased infant mortality by 25 to 50 percent.…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Infant Mortality, Infants, Well Being
