The Lead Controversy

In Reply.— I thank Drs Aschner and Harris for their comments. If there is a jewel in the scientific misconduct toad's forehead, it illuminates the industry's attempts to slow action on a problem well enough understood to have been eradicated years ago. Almost 100 years ago, an Australian pediatric house officer, A. J. Turner, reported cases of childhood lead poisoning in Brisbane1 and almost 90 years ago, his colleague, J. L. Gibson, reported the source: paint on the porches and rails of the houses in that city.2