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Lead Poisoning Facts

OSHA defines lead poisoning as having a lead blood level of 10 microliters/decaliter.

Lead is not able to dissolve in water or biodegrade, dissipate, decay, or burn.

Lead poisoning affects a child's IQ test results.

Recent studies show that blood lead levels below 10 vg/dl can have detrimental effects.

A blood lead poisoning test refelcts exposure only over the last 90 days.

One in five urban children are affected by lead poisoning.

Lead poisoning affects the development of young children by causing speech delay, hyperactivity, attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, neurological and renal damage, stunted growth, anemia, hearing loss, and cognitive deficits..

Lead poisoning symptoms include, irritability, stomachaches, poor appetite, diarrhea, colic, distractibility, and lethargy.

Detecting lead poisoning can be difficult because many cases have no visible symptoms, delaying the diagnoses and allowing it to further damage a child's cognitive development.

Exposure can cause lead poisoning to young children and babies before being born. Up to 50% of lead ingested by a child may be caused from fetal absorption when a pregnant woman is exposed to lead.


Over 1 million workers in more than 100 different occupations may be exposed to lead poisoning every day.

Improper lead removal can increase lead poisoning hazard by spreading even more lead dust throughout the house.

The main target for lead poisoning is the nervous system in both children and Adults.


Lead in the Construction Industry: High Risk Projects Targeted by OSHA in 1993

Highway and railroad bridge rehabilitation

Commercial and institutional remodeling Residential remodeling

Highway and railroad bridge repainting

Reinsulation over existing mineral wool

Commercial and industrial demolition

Petroleum tank repainting

Water tank repainting

Transmission and commercial tower maintenance

Outdoor industrial facility maintenance/renovation

Housing lead abatement (public housing)

Indoor industrial facility maintenance/renovation

Stained glass window removal

Underground storage tank demolition

Industrial vacuuming

Housing lead abatement (private housing)

Lead joint work on cast iron soil pipes

Installation of radiation shielding

Elevator cable babbitting

Electrical cable splicing

Repair/removal of water lines
Installation of terne roofing

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Cancer-Causing Toxins Detected in Fluoride Chemicals, Says NYS ...
PR Newswire - April 9, 2009
Traces of arsenic, copper, lead and other impurities were found in samples of chemicals used to fluoridate ...

Top Ten Pet Poisons
Examiner.com - April 9, 2009
Chemicals commonly implicated were bleaches, detergents and disinfectants. 9. Heavy metals such as lead, zinc and mercury were ninth on the ASPCA list of ...

Law Protecting Kids from Lead Bans ATVs
State Journal - April 5, 2009
MORGANTOWN -- A federal law put into place to protect children from lead poisoning has led to a ban on the sale of mini bikes and ATVs made for kids. ...

Accumulated Lead May Affect Older Women's Brains
U.S. News & World Report - April 4, 2009
... physical disability, hospitalization and reduced quality of life in later years." The US National Library of Medicine has more about lead poisoning.

Are Some Chemicals More Dangerous at Low Doses?
Scientific American - April 4, 2009
For example, lead, a potent neurotoxicant, has been disappearing from the bloodstreams of American children since the 1970s when it was phased out of ...

Toys R Congress
Wall Street Journal - April 3, 2009
Last year's Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act was supposed to make children safer by reducing the risk of lead poisoning in toys. ...

A Warning: Cumulative Lead Exposure and Cognitive Deficits in ...
Huffington Post - April 1, 2009
Thanks to our several generations of stupidity and neglect, the most persistent and dangerous environmental hazard in America is still lead poisoning. ...

Childhood Exposure to Lead is the Single Most Preventable ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - March 31, 2009
Childhood lead poisoning is the single most preventable environmental health condition facing our nation's children, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Could Your Recliner be Dangerous?
The Oregonian - March 30, 2009
Given the federal government's go-slow history with mass-produced chemicals -- including lead, the now-banned pesticide DDT and PCBs, a mostly banned ...

Get the Poison Out of the Pipes
Telegraph-Journal - March 28, 2009
The recently detected lead contamination seems to be a product of leaded brass fixtures. Officials have found contamination at fire hydrants in four ...

Study Examines Lead Exposure and Accelerated Decline in Cognition ...
Newswise - March 27, 2009
Study findings suggest that cumulative exposure to lead at levels likely to be experienced in community settings may have adverse consequences for women’s ...

Reducing The Risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases
Huffington Post - March 26, 2009
Reduce exposure to hazardous chemicals at home and in schools and the workplace -- including substances like pesticides; metals such as lead and mercury; ...

Warning: Your Children's Books May Be Toxic
U.S. News & World Report - March 24, 2009
Are Peter Rabbit, Mother Goose, and Snow White giving our children lead poisoning? Not likely, but a new federal law aimed at protecting children from ...

Toxic Canada
Canada.com - March 23, 2009
Her blood tested positive for 36 of 68 potentially toxic chemicals, many of which never actually leave the body, but continue to accumulate over time in ...

Dangerous Baby Products
Marshall Independent - March 18, 2009
Although many baby products are touted as being "pure" and "gentle," dozens of top products contain cancer-causing chemicals. In fact, more than half of the ...

Lead is Still a Serious Problem
Winston-Salem Journal - March 13, 2009
Very small amounts of lead dust can create permanent damage affecting intelligence, behavior and physical well-being. 1. The proposal by the Forsyth County ...

Group Warns of Toxic Chemicals in Household Products
ABS CBN News - March 8, 2009
It is ‘toxic as usual’ until we get scary reports like melamine in milk, dioxins in cheese, or lead in flip-flops, toys and lipstick,” the EcoWaste ...

Bright, Colourful and Dangerous
Citizen Matters - March 4, 2009
Lead, a brain poison, is a serious childhood health risk; And Bengaluru residents seems to be quite vulnerable to lead poisoning. By Poonam Kuruganti A few ...

Get The Lead Out (Of Kids)
InjuryBoard.com - March 2, 2009
Frequent washing of window sills and floors to remove dust containing lead. The CDC has a goal of eliminating elevated blood lead levels in children by 2010 ...

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Are You a Gun Enthusiast?

Workers and shooters at gun ranges throughout the United States are unaware that they may be at high risk for lead poisoning, the Detroit News reported Feb. 22

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Children with
lead poisoning
can suffer life-altering and
extremely
serious
conditions:


Damage to
the nervous
system and
to the brain

Behavioral
problems/
learning
disorder and
problems

Delayed/
slowed growth

Hearing
problems

Headaches

Lead Poisoning Linked to Premature Death in Adults

Lead is the No. 1 health hazard for children, but a new study indicates that more than 30 million American adults may be at risk of premature death because of past exposure to the metal.

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Adults suffer
from lead
poisoning, and
lead affects
different bodies
in different
ways:


Reproductive
problems

Digestive
problems

Muscle/joint
pain

Pregnancy
difficulties

Nerve
disorders

Memory/
concentrat-ion
problems

High blood
pressure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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