Far from warning the public, the industry responded to the growing knowledge of the often deadly harm that lead paint caused children by denying or downplaying the dangers.

Kehoe. began publishing studies on lead absorption and excre tion.

Kehoe. began publishing studies on lead absorption and excre tion.

Ethyl-leaded Gasoline: How a Classic Occupational Disease Became an International Public Health Disaster WILLIAM KOVARIK, PHD The author describes the controversy about the use of tetraethyl lead (TEL) as a gasoline additive.