After a Study Found Lead in Tampons, Environmentalists Wonder if Global Metal Pollution Is Worse Than They Previously Thought

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Activists say the research marks a growing awareness connecting everyday life to the toxic contamination of the planet and ongoing harm to the climate. More research is examining how women are disproportionately impacted.

The congratulatory calls and emails were pouring in, and Kathrin Schilling was trying her best to keep up with them all. A new study for which Schilling was the senior author disclosed the presence of such harmful metals as lead and arsenic in tampons.

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