Leaded petrol hasn’t been used since 2002, but new research found traces of it end up back in the air after bushfires.
- Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
Lead and zinc smelting may be big business in Port Pirie, but it’s making the kids who live there sick. Something needs to change.
Even as the dust storm over NSW subsides, the unseen fine particles outside, or even inside your house, can still present a health risk.
More than a quarter of commercially available honeys show signs of having been bulked out with cheaper products such as sugar cane and corn syrup, a new analysis shows.
Glencore has admitted responsibility for air pollution in Mount Isa, but its latest report puts the onus on residents to minimise their exposure to lead contamination in their homes.
Lead contamination remains a persistent issue in urban soils.
A new study has linked childhood exposure to lead in air and the likelihood of aggressive crimes related to impulsive behaviours in later life.
Children in mining and smelting towns who are exposed high levels of lead, arsenic and cadmium are more than twice as likely to have developmental disorders than the national average.
Soil, dust and air-based exposure to lead can interfere with a child’s developing nervous systems and cause behavioural and developmental problems.
In the shadows of Broken Hill’s rich mining history lies a legacy of contamination and regulatory failure that will likely outlive any benefits locals derive from mining. One in five children aged under…
Children in the mining towns of Mount Isa in Queensland and Port Pirie in South Australia are exposed to harmful levels of pollutants that increase their risk of learning and developmental disorders, and…
Australians living in poorer communities, with lower employment and education levels, as well as communities with a high proportion of Indigenous people, are significantly more likely to be exposed to…
The news that toxic chemicals may be triggering a rise in autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia in the United States has rightly prompted concern among parents. But what…
We’re increasingly realising that the child’s physical and chemical environment plays a significant role in criminal behaviours later in life.
Lead exposure continues to be an important public health issue for Australian children, with as many as 100,000 children under five years of age estimated to have blood lead levels high enough to cause…
It is shocking to discover that more than 3000 children have been lead poisoned in the South Australian town of Port Pirie during the last decade. Whilst Australia continues to be a world leader in lead…
Contact Mark for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Website
- LinkedIn: mark-patrick-taylor-751b634
- X (formerly Twitter): @mptaylor66
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
