Beginning in 1965, with the publication of Contaminated and Natural Lead Environments of Man, Patterson tried to draw public attention to the problem of increased lead levels in the environment and the food chain from lead from industrial sources.
1965年の始め、『Contaminated and Natural Lead Environments of Man』の出版とともにパターソンは、工業的な原因で環境と食物連鎖における鉛の水準が増大している問題に大衆の注意を引こうとした。