New study shows 151 million cases of psychiatric disorders in the last 75 years; especially in people from “Generation X”.
Millions of people living in the US are dealing with mental disorders related to the tubes exhaust. Or better yet, with exposure to exhaust fumes from cars running on leaded gasoline.
A new one warns that the Generation X – people born between 1966 e 1986 – it’s the group more exposed to this type of pollution throughout US history.
This was the period of eye the use of leaded gasoline in the USA. Leaded gasoline began to be used 100 years ago, in the 1920s, but the peak began in the 1960s – and was then gradually phased out from the following decade onwards, ending in 1996.
Those born in this phase, between the 1960s and 1980s, show the greatest increase in symptoms of mental illnesses associated with childhood exposure to high levels of lead.
The study, highlights the , reveals that more than half of the current US population has been exposed to harmful levels of lead through leaded gasoline.
Data on blood lead levels from national health and nutrition surveys showed that childhood lead exposure contributed to 151 million cases of psychiatric disorders in the last 75 years. Disorders like depression, anxiety and hyperactivity.
Lead exposure is especially harmful to children, disrupting brain development and affecting cognitive capabilities, fine motor skills and emotional regulation. Even low levels of exposure can cause developmental delays, learning difficulties and mood disorders.
Adults Those exposed to lead can suffer from memory problems, high blood pressure and reproductive problems.
The study emphasizes that, although the results are significant, they only address exposure to lead from gasoline, without considering other sources such as contaminated water, soil or industrial emissions.
The researchers highlight that the human beings are not biologically prepared to process lead at levels experienced over the last century, with exposures far exceeding natural norms.
