Gasoline used to be a common source of lead exposure in the US. Now, millions of people’s mental health may be feeling the impacts.

A landmark study reveals a disturbing link between past leaded gasoline use and widespread mental health issues in the US. Millions of Americans may suffer from depression, anxiety, and attention deficits due to lead exposure,

Decades of leaded gasoline exposure in the United States linked to mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, ADHD and neurotic behavior.

The fuel type was banned in 1996, but people exposed to it as children are particularly susceptible to depression, anxiety, ADHD and personality changes.

A new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry has calculated that millions of Americans are dealing with mental disorders attributable to childhood lead exposure—through exhaust from cars fueled with leaded gasoline.

A new study revealed that leaded gasoline exposure may have contributed to millions of mental health cases in the U.S.

The practice of blending lead with gasoline to improve engine health had complex — and dire — ramifications that continue to this day, researchers say.