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In-depth: What is behind the shocking number of deaths linked to lead poisoning?

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Evidence suggests that even the tiniest amount of lead is detrimental to our health – and that’s bad news for people in South Africa, who are exposed to large amounts of the metal. Jesse Copelyn explores why lead does so much damage to the brain and heart, and why scientists keep finding it’s worse than we’d previously thought.

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In-depth: What is behind the shocking number of deaths linked to lead poisoning?

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