Tanaka, Shinsuke; Teshima, Kensuke; Verhoogen, Eric - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
, most of which were battery-recycling plants. Exports of used batteries to Mexico rose markedly. In Mexico, production … battery recycling to Mexico and on infant health in Mexico. In the U.S., airborne lead dropped sharply near affected plants … increased at battery-recycling plants, relative to comparable industries, and birth outcomes deteriorated within two miles of …