Could the devastation caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita have had a silver lining? The sediment washed into New Orleans by the floods accompanying the storms may have blanketed over heavily polluted, lead-laden soil in the city, leading to a decrease in lead levels in the bloodstreams of children across the city.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/hurricanes-cleaned-lead-laden-new-orleans
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/celeste-biever
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/new-scientist
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lead
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sediment-transport
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hurricanes
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us