Needless to say, not every child exposed to lead is destined for a life of crime.
It is a particular risk for young children, who suffer significant developmental problems if exposed to elevated lead levels.
When other factors, such as smoking and diabetes were taken into consideration, the risk rose to 3.2 times that of those exposed to the lowest lead levels.
Everyone over the age of 40 was probably exposed to too much lead during childhood , and most of us suffered nothing more than a few points of IQ loss.
In her book, Tequila: A Natural and Cultural History which she co-wrote with Gary Nabhan, she detailed her concerns that the demand for tequila and the industrialized approach to production have exposed the blue agave to dangers that could potentially lead to crop failure.
That video exposed a blackmail scandal that lead to the eventual arrest of 11 high-ranking city officials.
Lithium batteries are much more likely to experience uncontrolled high temperatures that can lead to fires if they are damaged, exposed to excessive heat, overcharged or have manufacturing flaws.
"One kink or hole in the system could lead to data being exposed and utilised, " he said.
This "would raise the political costs of the French bombing campaign, dragging the intervention into urban warfare that neither France, the U.S. nor Algeria would be willing to lead with boots on the ground, and leaving Mali's fractious military exposed, " according to Phillippe de Pontet of Eurasia Group.
He feared he might suffer from Stendhal's Syndrome - a psychological reaction that can occur when a person is exposed to a very well known, very beautiful painting - which can lead to palpitations and dizziness.
Although the unprecedented urban displacement provoked by the earthquake has not led to a stampede of Haitians attempting to cross the border to the western side of the island of Hispaniola, it has exposed migrants, particularly women, to new situations of vulnerability which may lead to human trafficking.
Salmonella infections lead to diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps between 12 and 72 hours after someone is exposed to the bacteria, and the sickness can last from four to seven days, according to health officials.
Lead researcher Dr Ronit Peled, from Ben-Gurion University, said that women who had been exposed to a number of negative events should be considered an "at-risk" group for breast cancer.
The change would have exposed industry to huge new liabilities, and the move was rescinded when members of Congress complained that any such shift would lead companies to either charge the government more money up front for developing weapons or simply not bid at all.
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