Am J Public Health September 2022 PMID 36179300

Lead Industry Influence in the 21st Century: An Old Playbook for a "Modern Metal".

Perry Gottesfeld

Mentions

61
Peak: 23 in Dec 2022
across 2 sources since Jun 2022

Extended reach

2,986,977
potential audience

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73

Video views

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Jun 2022 – Apr 2024

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What people are saying

The collective posts demonstrate a strong consensus that the lead industry has repeatedly employed tactics similar to those of the tobacco industry, with examples discussing industry-funded misinformation, delayed regulations, and ongoing environmental harm. The tone reflects concern and urgency, with words like 'expose,' 'delay,' 'fight,' and 'dangerous,' emphasizing the article's perceived significance in revealing industry misconduct and promoting awareness for regulation.

AgreementStrong agreement

All posts strongly support the idea that the lead industry has historically manipulated science and regulation, emphasizing the industry's harmful influence.

InterestHigh interest

Discussions consistently highlight significant concern about lead's health impacts and industry tactics, showing high interest in environmental and public health issues.

EngagementHigh engagement

Many posts analyze specific strategies used by the industry, reference detailed reports or videos, and call for action, indicating deep engagement.

ImpactHigh impact

The discussions suggest that the article could influence public perception and policy debates about lead regulation and industry accountability, indicating high potential impact.

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Earthjustice
@Earthjustice · X

We know lead poisons millions of kids a year, stunting their brain development and potential. It's beyond dangerous, yet industry lobbyists are still fighting to keep it in paint and batteries. Our friends at @occupknowledge broke down the issue: https://t.co/zdhH9v21UV

Dec 1, 2022 · 22 likes · 8 shares · 229,597 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

Read our article @AMJPublicHealth on how the lead industry promotes itself as “safe and responsible” and puts the blame on self-employed informal sector actors to avoid oversight and regulation @AlfredoMorabia @StopCorpAbuse @greenpeaceusa @Earthjustice https://t.co/WaWqfsr7nU

Oct 3, 2022 · 6 likes · 6 shares · 185,329 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

Our article in the current American Journal of Public Health tells how the lead industry continues to promote uses of lead to avoid oversight and regulation which explains the growth in lead usage @BGAlliance @NCHH @Earthjustice https://t.co/WaWqfsr7nU

Oct 6, 2022 · 4 likes · 4 shares · 185,329 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

We were told in the 50s that DDT was “crucial and safe” in the 90s that asbestos was an “essential mineral” and in 2022 that lead is “critical” & "safe" see Lead Industry Influence in the 21st Century @Linda_ADAO @hazardscampaign @elenaconis @ToxicsFree https://t.co/WaWqfsa4lU

Oct 11, 2022 · 4 likes · 4 shares · 185,329 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

See our NEW video exposing lead industry efforts to delay regulation, avoid restrictions on lead usage and hide the truth about the health and environmental impacts of lead exposure: https://t.co/pVjtsJhNMV

Nov 28, 2022 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 185,344 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

Why is @ClariosGlobal funding @UNICEF and Pure Earth to blame the informal sector for lead pollution instead of investing in cleaning up their own polluting facilities around the world? see our 2 minute video https://t.co/pVjtsJzX13 https://t.co/UciBApP5qm

Nov 30, 2022 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 185,344 followers View post →

All mentions

OK International
@occupknowledge · X

Our article Lead Industry Influence in the 21st Century chronicles the lead industry’s actions to promote the “safe and responsible” use of lead, question science and forestall regulations on lead emissions and lead use restrictions. https://t.co/E0JtkJP706

May 16, 2023 · 185,329 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

Lead Industry Promotes the Use of Lead Despite the Deadly Consequences while the world's largest lead battery company Clarios shuts down the newest plant in the US and exports used batteries to polluting plants in #Mexico see our video breaking this down: https://t.co/pVjtsJzX13

Apr 7, 2023 · 185,344 followers View post →
@ismawati1764
@ismawati1764 · X

RT @occupknowledge: video tells the story of how the lead industry @SherwinWilliams will not stop making lead paint & pigments & @HIGCapita…

Dec 16, 2022 · 5 shares · 235 followers View post →
National Pediculosis Association
@TheLiceMeister · X

RT @occupknowledge: video tells the story of how the lead industry @SherwinWilliams will not stop making lead paint & pigments & @HIGCapita…

Dec 16, 2022 · 5 shares · 3,978 followers View post →
Kathryn Edwards
@Keds1250878727 · X

RT @occupknowledge: video tells the story of how the lead industry @SherwinWilliams will not stop making lead paint & pigments & @HIGCapita…

Dec 16, 2022 · 5 shares · 3,605 followers View post →
IPEN: toxics-free
@ToxicsFree · X

RT @occupknowledge: video tells the story of how the lead industry @SherwinWilliams will not stop making lead paint & pigments & @HIGCapita…

Dec 16, 2022 · 5 shares · 8,010 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

Why the @OSHA_DOL lead standard has not been updated in over 40 years: our video outlining lead industry influence: https://t.co/pVjtsJhNMV @AIHA @NIOSH @fastlerner @drdavidmichaels @ReportingHealth @EnvDefenseFund

Dec 15, 2022 · 185,344 followers View post →
CREPD
@kuepouo · X

RT @occupknowledge: video tells the story of how the lead industry @SherwinWilliams will not stop making lead paint & pigments & @HIGCapita…

Dec 15, 2022 · 5 shares · 118 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

video tells the story of how the lead industry @SherwinWilliams will not stop making lead paint & pigments & @HIGCapitalLLC Tony Tamer's private equity firm making lead chromate and other lead pigments https://t.co/Z8w7kW21UO…https://t.co/pVjtsJhNMV

Dec 14, 2022 · 2 likes · 5 shares · 185,344 followers View post →
placido
@duarteplacid · X

RT @Sballingsingh: Join the fight against lead poisoning! https://t.co/796yjiluFE

Dec 13, 2022 · 2 shares · 144 followers View post →
RDS Colombia
@RDSColombia · X

RT @Sballingsingh: Join the fight against lead poisoning! https://t.co/796yjiluFE

Dec 13, 2022 · 2 shares · 13,525 followers View post →
Sherika Ballingsingh
@Sballingsingh · X

Join the fight against lead poisoning! https://t.co/796yjiluFE

Dec 13, 2022 · 1 like · 2 shares · 153 followers View post →
CREPD
@kuepouo · X

RT @occupknowledge: Our recent video tells the story of how the growing lead industry follows the play book of the #tobacco industry to dow…

Dec 3, 2022 · 1 share · 118 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

Our recent video tells the story of how the growing lead industry follows the play book of the #tobacco industry to downplay health risks, influence UN agencies and delay regulation around the world- https://t.co/pVjtsJzX13 @exposetobacco @BloombergDotOrg @WHO

Dec 3, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 185,344 followers View post →
Suzanne M. Hume
@SuzanneMHume · X

RT @Earthjustice: We know lead poisons millions of kids a year, stunting their brain development and potential. It's beyond dangerous, ye…

Dec 3, 2022 · 8 shares · 824 followers View post →
EDF Safer Chemicals
@EDFChemicals · X

RT @Earthjustice: We know lead poisons millions of kids a year, stunting their brain development and potential. It's beyond dangerous, ye…

Dec 2, 2022 · 8 shares · 3,807 followers View post →
National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH)
@NCHH · X

RT @Earthjustice: We know lead poisons millions of kids a year, stunting their brain development and potential. It's beyond dangerous, ye…

Dec 2, 2022 · 8 shares · 2,953 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

RT @Earthjustice: We know lead poisons millions of kids a year, stunting their brain development and potential. It's beyond dangerous, ye…

Dec 1, 2022 · 8 shares · 185,344 followers View post →
@ismawati1764
@ismawati1764 · X

RT @occupknowledge: Why is @ClariosGlobal funding @UNICEF and Pure Earth to blame the informal sector for lead pollution instead of investi…

Dec 1, 2022 · 2 shares · 235 followers View post →
Mary Gustafson
@arlohound · X

RT @Earthjustice: We know lead poisons millions of kids a year, stunting their brain development and potential. It's beyond dangerous, ye…

Dec 1, 2022 · 8 shares · 663 followers View post →
Stephanie Bixler
@SoftyGMB · X

RT @Earthjustice: We know lead poisons millions of kids a year, stunting their brain development and potential. It's beyond dangerous, ye…

Dec 1, 2022 · 8 shares · 2,259 followers View post →
KAB
@karbar223 · X

RT @Earthjustice: We know lead poisons millions of kids a year, stunting their brain development and potential. It's beyond dangerous, ye…

Dec 1, 2022 · 8 shares · 82 followers View post →
Earthjustice
@Earthjustice · X

We know lead poisons millions of kids a year, stunting their brain development and potential. It's beyond dangerous, yet industry lobbyists are still fighting to keep it in paint and batteries. Our friends at @occupknowledge broke down the issue: https://t.co/zdhH9v21UV

Dec 1, 2022 · 22 likes · 8 shares · 229,597 followers View post →
Silvani Mng'anya
@smnganya · X

RT @ToxicsFree: Watch the video from @occupknowledge exposing lead industry efforts to delay regulatory initiatives, avoid restrictions on…

Dec 1, 2022 · 4 shares · 445 followers View post →
CREPD
@kuepouo · X

RT @occupknowledge: Why is @ClariosGlobal funding @UNICEF and Pure Earth to blame the informal sector for lead pollution instead of investi…

Dec 1, 2022 · 2 shares · 118 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

Why is @ClariosGlobal funding @UNICEF and Pure Earth to blame the informal sector for lead pollution instead of investing in cleaning up their own polluting facilities around the world? see our 2 minute video https://t.co/pVjtsJzX13 https://t.co/UciBApP5qm

Nov 30, 2022 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 185,344 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

NEW 2 minute video tells the story of how the lead industry lobby avoids regulation and hides the truth about the health and environmental impacts of lead exposure: https://t.co/pVjtsJhNMV … @EarthRightsIntl @FImaginaries @CasaCem @PlataformaCIPO @FLMColombia @Rightslink

Nov 29, 2022 · 1 like · 185,344 followers View post →
CREPD
@kuepouo · X

RT @occupknowledge: See our NEW video exposing lead industry efforts to delay regulation, avoid restrictions on lead usage and hide the tru…

Nov 29, 2022 · 2 shares · 118 followers View post →
RDS Colombia
@RDSColombia · X

RT @occupknowledge: See our NEW video exposing lead industry efforts to delay regulation, avoid restrictions on lead usage and hide the tru…

Nov 28, 2022 · 2 shares · 13,525 followers View post →
RDS Colombia
@RDSColombia · X

RT @ToxicsFree: Watch the video from @occupknowledge exposing lead industry efforts to delay regulatory initiatives, avoid restrictions on…

Nov 28, 2022 · 4 shares · 13,525 followers View post →
jacue
@psdjacue · X

RT @ToxicsFree: Watch the video from @occupknowledge exposing lead industry efforts to delay regulatory initiatives, avoid restrictions on…

Nov 28, 2022 · 4 shares · 566 followers View post →
Nowheremaam
@Nowheremaam · X

RT @ToxicsFree: Watch the video from @occupknowledge exposing lead industry efforts to delay regulatory initiatives, avoid restrictions on…

Nov 28, 2022 · 4 shares · 11,874 followers View post →
IPEN: toxics-free
@ToxicsFree · X

Watch the video from @occupknowledge exposing lead industry efforts to delay regulatory initiatives, avoid restrictions on lead usage and hide the truth about the health and environmental impacts from lead exposure. https://t.co/dQvtiRhVXP https://t.co/JthHGf6eXu

Nov 28, 2022 · 2 likes · 4 shares · 8,010 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

See our NEW video exposing lead industry efforts to delay regulation, avoid restrictions on lead usage and hide the truth about the health and environmental impacts of lead exposure: https://t.co/pVjtsJhNMV

Nov 28, 2022 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 185,344 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

yes, this article can be the next chapter in the ongoing world of corporate #disinformation https://t.co/Td3p3aLr71 https://t.co/sbQ2wBfcv6

Oct 19, 2022 · 185,329 followers View post →
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@Against_3G · X

RT @aew1aew1: 12/10/22. Gottesfeld P. Lead Industry Influence in the 21st Century: An Old Playbook for a "Modern Metal". AJPH. 2022 Sep;112…

Oct 12, 2022 · 2 shares · 2,568 followers View post →
Hazards Campaign #CovidIsAirborne #Ventil8Filter
@hazardscampaign · X

RT @aew1aew1: 12/10/22. Gottesfeld P. Lead Industry Influence in the 21st Century: An Old Playbook for a "Modern Metal". AJPH. 2022 Sep;112…

Oct 12, 2022 · 2 shares · 6,742 followers View post →
andrew watterson
@aew1aew1 · X

12/10/22. Gottesfeld P. Lead Industry Influence in the 21st Century: An Old Playbook for a "Modern Metal". AJPH. 2022 Sep;112(S7):S723-S729. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306960. Lead production continues to grow & the most polluting processes are shifted by the industry to LMICs

Oct 12, 2022 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 729 followers View post →
Implement RCIADIC Sally Fitzpatrick
@blinkandumissme · X

RT @occupknowledge: We were told in the 50s that DDT was “crucial and safe” in the 90s that asbestos was an “essential mineral” and in 2022…

Oct 11, 2022 · 4 shares · 1,482 followers View post →
Askgerbil Now
@Askgerbil · X

RT @occupknowledge: We were told in the 50s that DDT was “crucial and safe” in the 90s that asbestos was an “essential mineral” and in 2022…

Oct 11, 2022 · 4 shares · 4,234 followers View post →
Linda_ADAO
@Linda_ADAO · X

RT @occupknowledge: We were told in the 50s that DDT was “crucial and safe” in the 90s that asbestos was an “essential mineral” and in 2022…

Oct 11, 2022 · 4 shares · 11,669 followers View post →
Hazards Campaign #CovidIsAirborne #Ventil8Filter
@hazardscampaign · X

RT @occupknowledge: We were told in the 50s that DDT was “crucial and safe” in the 90s that asbestos was an “essential mineral” and in 2022…

Oct 11, 2022 · 4 shares · 6,742 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

We were told in the 50s that DDT was “crucial and safe” in the 90s that asbestos was an “essential mineral” and in 2022 that lead is “critical” & "safe" see Lead Industry Influence in the 21st Century @Linda_ADAO @hazardscampaign @elenaconis @ToxicsFree https://t.co/WaWqfsa4lU

Oct 11, 2022 · 4 likes · 4 shares · 185,329 followers View post →
TT Telfair
@TelfairTt · X

RT @occupknowledge: Read our article @AMJPublicHealth on how the lead industry promotes itself as “safe and responsible” and puts the blame…

Oct 10, 2022 · 6 shares · 16 followers View post →
RDS Colombia
@RDSColombia · X

RT @occupknowledge: Our article in the current American Journal of Public Health tells how the lead industry continues to promote uses of l…

Oct 9, 2022 · 4 shares · 13,524 followers View post →
jacue
@psdjacue · X

RT @occupknowledge: Our article in the current American Journal of Public Health tells how the lead industry continues to promote uses of l…

Oct 9, 2022 · 4 shares · 563 followers View post →
CREPD
@kuepouo · X

RT @occupknowledge: Our article in the current American Journal of Public Health tells how the lead industry continues to promote uses of l…

Oct 9, 2022 · 4 shares · 117 followers View post →
National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH)
@NCHH · X

RT @occupknowledge: Our article in the current American Journal of Public Health tells how the lead industry continues to promote uses of l…

Oct 7, 2022 · 4 shares · 2,956 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

Our article in the current American Journal of Public Health tells how the lead industry continues to promote uses of lead to avoid oversight and regulation which explains the growth in lead usage @BGAlliance @NCHH @Earthjustice https://t.co/WaWqfsr7nU

Oct 6, 2022 · 4 likes · 4 shares · 185,329 followers View post →
Stewart J. Landers
@StewLanders · X

RT @occupknowledge: Read our article @AMJPublicHealth on how the lead industry promotes itself as “safe and responsible” and puts the blame…

Oct 5, 2022 · 6 shares · 201 followers View post →
CREPD
@kuepouo · X

RT @occupknowledge: Read our article @AMJPublicHealth on how the lead industry promotes itself as “safe and responsible” and puts the blame…

Oct 4, 2022 · 6 shares · 117 followers View post →
Alfredo Morabia
@AlfredoMorabia · X

RT @occupknowledge: Read our article @AMJPublicHealth on how the lead industry promotes itself as “safe and responsible” and puts the blame…

Oct 3, 2022 · 6 shares · 2,235 followers View post →
AJPH Think Tank
@AJPHThinkTank · X

RT @occupknowledge: Read our article @AMJPublicHealth on how the lead industry promotes itself as “safe and responsible” and puts the blame…

Oct 3, 2022 · 6 shares · 1,698 followers View post →
AJPH
@AMJPublicHealth · X

RT @occupknowledge: Read our article @AMJPublicHealth on how the lead industry promotes itself as “safe and responsible” and puts the blame…

Oct 3, 2022 · 6 shares · 12,473 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

Read our article @AMJPublicHealth on how the lead industry promotes itself as “safe and responsible” and puts the blame on self-employed informal sector actors to avoid oversight and regulation @AlfredoMorabia @StopCorpAbuse @greenpeaceusa @Earthjustice https://t.co/WaWqfsr7nU

Oct 3, 2022 · 6 likes · 6 shares · 185,329 followers View post →
OK International
@occupknowledge · X

RT @AlfredoMorabia: #SooninAJPH "Lead Industry Influence in the 21st Century: An old playbook for a “modern metal” The lead industry influe…

Jun 14, 2022 · 3 shares · 185,329 followers View post →
Stewart J. Landers
@StewLanders · X

RT @AlfredoMorabia: #SooninAJPH "Lead Industry Influence in the 21st Century: An old playbook for a “modern metal” The lead industry influe…

Jun 14, 2022 · 3 shares · 201 followers View post →
AJPH Think Tank
@AJPHThinkTank · X

RT @AlfredoMorabia: #SooninAJPH "Lead Industry Influence in the 21st Century: An old playbook for a “modern metal” The lead industry influe…

Jun 14, 2022 · 3 shares · 1,698 followers View post →
Alfredo Morabia
@AlfredoMorabia · X

#SooninAJPH "Lead Industry Influence in the 21st Century: An old playbook for a “modern metal” The lead industry influences contemporary efforts to regulate emissions, occupational exposures and restrict the use of lead-containing products. @occupknowledge

Jun 13, 2022 · 2 likes · 3 shares · 2,235 followers View post →