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Maria Jose Talayero

@Mariajot

MD | MS | DrPH |

Joined June 2009
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New paper! Lead exposure appears to cause riots in Africa. Blog: cgdev.org/blog/riots-surged-… Paper: cgdev.org/publication/lead-e…
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Lee Crawfurd@leecrawfurdOct 2
Georgia has made great strides in tackling lead exposure. How did they do it? @Mariajot & Caroline Mallory investigate Blog: cgdev.org/blog/small-country… Paper: cgdev.org/publication/small-…
A Small Country's Big Fight: Georgia's National Response to Childhood Lead Exposure

A Small Country's Big Fight: Georgia's National Response to Childhood Lead Exposure

Our interviews and the evidence make clear that though Georgia has made real progress in tackling lead poisoning in children, work is not finished. About 15 percent of children still have BLLs above...

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Maria Jose Talayero@MariajotJun 13
1 de cada 4 escuelas en México está a <5km de un sitio contaminado por plomo, exponiendo a millones de niños. Ya lo vimos en NL: +300 niños de Cendis con plomo en sangre Las escuelas deben ser un lugar seguro. La SEP debería prohibir abrirlas cerca de sitios contaminados.
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Lee Crawfurd@leecrawfurdJun 13
New @CGDev paper featured in the @FT. Across 17 low- and middle-income countries, at least 1 in 10 schools sits within 5km of a documented contaminated site. That's roughly 250,000 schools and 43 million children. ft.com/content/19beeed4-8c99…
Battery recycling boom exposes millions of schoolchildren to lead

Battery recycling boom exposes millions of schoolchildren to lead

Study shows many schools are located close to lead recycling plants

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Lee Crawfurd@leecrawfurdMay 15
New @CGDev paper! What can you actually do about lead poisoning? Nutritional supplements probably help a bit, are very cheap, but far from solve the problem. A systematic review/meta-analysis of a very thin literature (more research needed!)
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@CGDevMay 4
Did you know 1 in 10 toys imported from China contains high levels of lead? 🧸 With the rise of low-cost e-commerce, these products are reaching children faster than ever, often with little oversight. Caroline Mallory and @Mariajot explain why toys can’t remain an afterthought. go.cgdev.org/4eTpI6g
Cheap Toys, Toxic Consequences

Cheap Toys, Toxic Consequences

We have spent decades trying to remove lead from the walls surrounding children. Far less attention has been paid to the objects we place directly in their hands. Lead is a potent neurotoxin with no...

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Lee Crawfurd@leecrawfurdApr 30
There's lead in those toys. In 10-40% those in LMICs. New @CGDev blog from Caroline Mallory and @Mariajot
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Alejandro Macias
@doctormaciasApr 10
5 mil millones... sí, han recibido una vacuna vs Covid. Si fueran en ABSOLUTO tan inseguras como los antivacunas quieren hacerte creer, deberíamos haber tenido una extinción masiva de la población global para hoy No la hemos tenido Están mintiendo @DrNeilStone
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@DrNeilStoneApr 10
5 billion..yes BILLION people have had a Covid vaccine If they were anywhere NEAR as unsafe as antivaxxers would have you believe, we should have had a mass global population die off by now We have not They are lying Have a lovely day
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INSP México@inspmx24 Aug 2025
En México, 1.38 millones de niñas y niños de 1 a 4 años presentan intoxicación por plomo en sangre 🩸🚨 ¡Si usas loza de barro, que sea libre de plomo para proteger a tu familia! ✅
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Mundo Químico@Mundo_Quimico16 Jun 2025
¿Es bueno o malo el #fluoruro para la salud? Entérate en este simposio gratuito en línea. 🗓️Jueves 19 a las 5 pm. ¡Te esperamos!
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Mundo Químico@Mundo_Quimico11 Jun 2025
¡Es hoy!
Mundo Químico (@Mundo_Quimico) profile pictureMundo Químico@Mundo_Quimico3 Jun 2025
📢¡Excelente webinar sobre #Plásticos y salud! 👍Información de expertos; puntos de vista de la academia, el gobierno, la sociedad civil y la industria ¡Te esperamos! Gratuito 😀
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A landmark study by the INSP found that lead poisoning in Mexican children leads to an average IQ loss of 4 points and a staggering $33 billion (USD) in lifetime income losses, equivalent to 2.8% of Mexico’s GDP.
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According to the @UNEP, 60% of the plastic recycled across the world is collected by waste pickers. While their contribution to the community is vital, they are often unrecognised, unprotected and discriminated against. #WastePickersDay
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Calidad del Aire@Aire_CDMX27 Feb 2025
Efectos a la salud por #Ozono y como contribuir para disminuir la contaminación. #ContingenciaAmbiental #SIMAT_CDMX
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Alice Evans
@_alice_evans21 Feb 2025
"30% of Latin American children still show blood lead levels above 5 μg/dL" Lead poisoning is high near mining cites, battery disposal, and contaminated industrial areas. This rots kids' brains - hurting their cognitive development & elevating risks of violence. cc @albrgr
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Op-ed: How my family’s culinary traditions opened my eyes to invisible environmental threats. "Lead-tainted clay pots like my grandmother used in Mexico underscore the need for better environmental education among healthcare professionals." ehn.org/lead-exposure-clay-p…
Op-ed: How my family’s culinary traditions opened my eyes to invisible environmental threats

Op-ed: How my family’s culinary traditions opened my eyes to invisible environmental threats

Lead-tainted clay pots like my grandmother used in Mexico underscore the need for better environmental education among healthcare professionals.

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INSP México@inspmx11 Dec 2024
En México, la principal fuente de la exposición a plomo entre la población general es el uso de loza de barro vidriada. Para prepar, servir o almacenar alimentos y bebidas usa solo barro “Sin plomo”, como el que promueve @Fonart_mx #plomo #intoxicación #saludpublica
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Agents of Change@AgentschangeEJ4 Dec 2024
LISTEN: @ItsUfuoma, a current fellow and a postdoctoral fellow in the school of geography, development, and environment at @uarizona, joins the podcast to discuss environmental injustice at prisons across the U.S. Listen here: ehn.org/toxic-prisons-266936…
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UNICEF Health@UNICEFhealth23 Oct 2024
We launched the Partnership for a #LeadFreeFuture with @USAID to support youths like Salah. Missed our #ILPPW2024 webinar? Hear Salah's journey—from e-waste worker in Ghana to advocate and nurse—and learn how we can ensure bright futures begin lead-free. 🎥 ceh.unicef.org/events-and-re…
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"Lead-tainted clay pots like my grandmother used in Mexico underscore the need for better environmental education among healthcare professionals." ehn.org/lead-exposure-clay-p…
Op-ed: How my family’s culinary traditions opened my eyes to invisible environmental threats

Op-ed: How my family’s culinary traditions opened my eyes to invisible environmental threats

Lead-tainted clay pots like my grandmother used in Mexico underscore the need for better environmental education among healthcare professionals.

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