We've just pulled in a little under 10,000 new documents on lead, bringing our total in The Lead Papers [https://www.toxicdocs.org/search?page=1&substance_id=5940d1134523b86a51c3f57e] to a little more than 40,000 documents on lead. Click here [https://www.toxicdocs.org/search?

Students in Columbia's Corporate Behavior and Public Health class spent the first few weeks of the semester using ToxicDocs to research the case of tetraethyl lead, which was added to gasoline between the 1920s and the 1960s despite serious concerns from public health officials. This is the fourth

In 1972, NBC News produced a segment on lead for one of its programs. It led to alarm from the lead industry, which arranged for representatives from the International Lead Zinc Research Organization, an industry group, to meet with NBC heads. This 2-page document [https://www.toxicdocs.org/d/XRoN7LGdakODKvDYE6gB8e1Yy?

It's one of the largest environmental health judgements ever. Paint companies, the California Supreme Court ruled last week, will be required to help pay around $1 billion for lead paint remediation in the state. You can read more about it here at law.com [http://www.law.com/

Today, we're continuing our series of blog posts highlighting student investigations into tetraethyl lead using ToxicDocs primary sources. Tetraethyl lead was added to gasoline beginning in the 1920s through the 1960s despite the serious concerns of public health officials. Check out the first post in the series here

This is the second in our series of blog posts highlighting student investigations into tetraethyl lead using ToxicDocs primary sources. Tetraethyl lead was added to gasoline beginning in the 1920s through the 1960s despite the serious concerns of public health officials. Check out the first post in the series here

Leaded gasoline wasn't banned in the United States until the late-20th century. Against mounting challenges from the scientific community, the industry continued to downplay its risks. We are still dealing with leaded gasoline's residual effects, including contamination in soils. As we detailed in another blog post

The Lead Papers are 70,000 documents that we will be uploading over the next few weeks. Previous installments have included the personal files of Robert Kehoe, leaded gasoline's foremost defender, and numerous other installments, including material from the Lead Industries Association. Click here [http://www.toxicdocs.org/

ToxicDocs isn't just for researchers. This blog post is about its use in a current class, called "Poisoned Worlds: Corporate Behavior and Public Health," right here at Columbia University.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch published the cartoon above in 1976. The humor is grim and reflects a larger realization about the toxic world PCBs created, including to a critical food source. We house the world's largest collection of PCB documents. You can read them here. [https://www.toxicdocs.

Last week, we told you about The Lead Papers [https://www.toxicdocs.org/blog/forthcoming-the-lead-papers/], a project where we'll be dropping 70,000+ documents about lead throughout the next few weeks. Our first drop was The Kehoe Files [https://www.toxicdocs.org/blog/the-kehoe-files-part-1-of-the-lead-papers/], which you can read

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Chemistry World is a popular website on various scientific and policy issues from the chemistry... world. It is published by the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom. Rebecca Trager did a nice write-up of Toxic Docs here [https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/database-offers-free-access-to-previously-secret-chemical-data/3008571.article] ! Thanks, Chemistry World!

When mined, the mineral talc was often contaminated with asbestos. Researchers increasingly expressed concern about the potential health effects of talc for workers and consumers. Toxic Docs has created a Special Collection of talc documents on this issue. They are both from individual companies as well as the trade association

Over the next few weeks, Toxic Docs will unveil 70,000+ documents (or about half a million pages) on the lead industry. This first batch is something we're calling The Kehoe Files. Leaded gasoline was hailed by some in the 1920s as a dangerous, deadly additive that would,

We are sorry to report the passing of environmental health historian Jock McCulloch from mesothelioma. Based in Australia, Dr. McCulloch was the author of several pioneering works on the history of silica and asbestos, particularly in the South African context. He taught at RMIT. Dr. McCulloch was an early champion

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is one of Congress's foremost champions of aggressive climate change mitigation. As former Attorney General of Rhode Island, he oversaw the state's unprecedented legal action against the lead industry, holding them accountable for the dangers of lead paint. Documents that emerged in that

Over the next few weeks, Toxic Docs will unveil 70,000+ documents (or about half a million pages) on the lead industry. These documents span widely. They date from the start to end of the 20th century. They focus in particular on the dangers of leaded gasoline; household paints; and

ToxicDocs is featured in a story by Tik Root at UnDark. You can read it here [https://undark.org/article/toxicdocs-industry-chemicals-online/].

Toxic Docs is designed with two overarching principles: simplicity and speed. We don't overwhelm you with buttons, checkboxes, and other bloat that slows down your experience and search. This short tutorial takes you through the basics quickly. 1. Simple Keyword Search Type anything into the search bar to

Welcome to Toxic Docs, the world's largest repository of once-secret documents about toxic substances, past and present. This dataset has been two years in the making. On this blog, we'll be introducing you to the interface, the technology behind it, and most importantly, the content itself.