Clay, Karen; Portnykh, Margarita; Severnini, Edson R. - 2018
Using U.S county level data on lead in air for 1978-1988 and lead in topsoil in the 2000s, this paper examines the … rates and that higher lead in topsoil decreased fertility rates in the 2000s. The latter finding is particularly concerning … have significant amounts of lead in topsoil. …