Approach · Lead poisoning, Improving wellbeing
Reducing lead exposure
Policy and market work to remove lead from everyday products and places.
How strong is the evidence?
Not yet rated
The evaluator hasn't published an evidence rating we can quote.
Published figures for charities doing this
| Charity | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pure EarthWELLBYs per $1,000 | 105.43 WELLBYs per $1,000 donatedpublished table | Happier Lives Institute (opens in a new tab) |
| Pure EarthCost per WELLBY | $9.49 per WELLBYpublished table | Happier Lives Institute (opens in a new tab) |
| Pure EarthCompared with cash transfers | 14× the wellbeing per dollar of cash transfers (GiveDirectly)published comparison | Happier Lives Institute (opens in a new tab) |
| Happier Lives FundAllocation to charities | 90% of donations go to recommended charitiespublished page | Happier Lives Institute (opens in a new tab) |
Modeled, not guaranteed. Figures in different units measure different kinds of good and should not be compared directly.
Charities doing this work
Pure Earth
Works to cut people's exposure to lead, a poison that harms children's development; the evaluator's analysis looks at lead in cosmetics in Ghana.
105.43 WELLBYs per $1,000 donated
Happier Lives Institute, published table
Happier Lives Fund
Pools donations for the Happier Lives Institute's recommended wellbeing charities, with a smaller share supporting the Institute's research.
90% of donations go to recommended charities
Happier Lives Institute, published page
Sources
Questions donors ask
- Does reducing lead exposure work?
No evaluator has published an evidence rating for this approach that we can quote. See the sources on this page for the full reasoning.
- How cost-effective is it?
It depends on the charity and the setting. The table on this page lists each published figure with its source. All are modeled, not guaranteed.