Count the harm.
Trace the source.
Stop the exposure.
Save lives.
GRIT researches and implements solutions to save lives and improve health from toxic chemicals around the world. We work on impact, moving beyond hazard alone.
Lead is likely the worst toxic chemical globally, yet arsenic, cadmium, mercury, asbestos, flame retardants, pesticides and others also cause disease and death around the world.
3.5Mdeaths a year from lead poisoning (IHME 2023)
71.6Mhealthy life-years lost to lead poisoning
5.8%of all deaths are from lead poisoning

