Toxicants are typically heterogeneously distributed, whether indoor or in the outside environment. This complicates detection but also means that hot spots of exposure can be avoided once they have been identified. Using examples from on-going projects in Côte d’Ivoire, Mexico, France, and Greece, Lex van Geen will illustrate how two new test kits for lead, in spite of their limitations compared to laboratory methods, can contribute to identifying these hot spots, especially if they are deployed by the affected population.

Event Speaker

Lex van Geen, Lamont Research Professor at Columbia University.

Event Information

Free and open to the public; registration required. Please email scienceandsociety@columbia.edu with any questions.

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