What AT&T and Verizon Knew About Toxic Lead Cables
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For decades, telecom companies have known that lead in their networks posed risks to workers, and did little about it. Lead can cause a variety of ailments in adults, affecting the kidney, heart and reproductive systems, and it is classified as a probable human carcinogen. WSJ’s Shalini Ramachandran explains the danger of lead cables -- and what telephone companies knew.
Further Reading:
- America Is Wrapped in Miles of Toxic Lead Cables
- What AT&T and Verizon Knew About Toxic Lead Cables
- Workers Exposed to Toxic Lead Cables Wrestle With the Aftermath
- How the Journal Investigated Hidden Lead Cables Circling the U.S.
Further Listening:
- Part 1: America Is Wrapped in Toxic Lead Cables
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