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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is on the rise throughout the world and scientists at Laval University in have found it is associated with exposure with a couple of notorious toxins—lead and mercury.
About one in every ten children in the United States has been diagnosed with ADHD. Now scientists at Laval University in Quebec say some environmental pollutants increase the incidence of attention problems. Dr. Gina Muckle tells host Steve Curwood about her study demonstrating an association between ADHD in children and exposure to lead and mercury.