What AT&T and Verizon Knew About Toxic Lead Cables

[The Journal.]

For decades, telecom companies have known that lead in their networks posed risks to workers, and did little about it. Lead can cause a variety of ailments in adults, affecting the kidney, heart and reproductive systems, and it is classified as a probable human carcinogen. WSJ’s Shalini Ramachandran explains the danger of lead cables -- and what telephone companies knew.



Further Reading:

- America Is Wrapped in Miles of Toxic Lead Cables

- What AT&T and Verizon Knew About Toxic Lead Cables

- Workers Exposed to Toxic Lead Cables Wrestle With the Aftermath

- How the Journal Investigated Hidden Lead Cables Circling the U.S.



Further Listening:

- Part 1: America Is Wrapped in Toxic Lead Cables




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