%0 Journal Article %T A Lead-Abatement Judgment Driven by Science, History, and the Law %A Sheldon Whitehouse %J Archive of "American Journal of Public Health". %D 2019 %R 10.2105/AJPH.2019.304983 %X The safest place for any child should be his or her own home. Yet too many older homes filled with hidden lead hazards can cause needless and lasting harm. Scientific evidence shows that lead is a powerful neurotoxin that can have debilitating effects on people of all ages. In particular, it harms the behavioral and cognitive development of children %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6417597/