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Let
us get acquainted
with few facts about
lead
Are you aware to the
following facts?
LEAD PERILS: Exposure
to lead can severely
affect health of
young children and
even babies in
mother’s womb.
LEAD PERILS: Seemingly
healthy children can
have high levels of
lead in their
bodies.
LEAD PERILS: Inhaling or
swallowing lead dust
and/or eating
contaminated soil
and/or paint chips
are common sources
of lead exposure.
LEAD PERILS: Lead hazards
can be reduced in
many ways, more
often than not
lead-based paints
which are in good
condition do not
comprise of a
hazard. Though
removing these
paints in improper
manner can cause
serious lead
hazards.
After reading some of very
common facts about lead
you must be
inquisitive to know
more, especially
about how to protect
your family from its
hazards; you just
need to go through
below mentioned few
simple steps:
Health
Hazards of Lead
- In Unites States Childhood lead exposure
remains a major
environmental
health problem
- Seemingly healthy children can have dangerous
levels of lead
in their bodies.
- People can intake Lead in their body as a
result of:
- Exposing their bare hands to objects covered
with lead dust
and thereafter
putting these
contaminated
hands in their
mouths;
- Eating paint chips or soil contaminated with
lead;
- Breathing in lead dust, especially when
renovations
work of a
painted
surfaces is
taking place.
- Children are more vulnerable to lead exposure
than adults
because:
- Young
children and
babies are
careless and
they often put
their hands
and objects in
their mouths.
In case these
objects are
contaminated
with lead dust
it becomes
pretty much
easy to find
its way inside
the body.
- Children’s ability to absorb lead is much
greater than
their adult
counterparts,
their brains
and central
nervous
systems are
much more
receptive to
the damaging
effects of
lead.
- It is of utmost importance that high levels
of lead
exposure in
children are
deducted at an
early stage,
If not these
children can
suffer from:
- Injury to their brain and nervous system;
- Learning & behavioral issues;
- Slower than normal growth rate
- Problems with normal hearing; and
- Continued headaches
- Adults are no way safe from lead exposure
related
problems, they
can suffer from:
- Pregnancy related problems;
- Additional reproductive problems (both in men and women);
- Higher blood pressure levels;
- Digestion related problems;
- Nerve disorders;
- Memory problems and loss of concentration; and
- Muscular and joint pains
Places where exposure to lead may occur
Generally speaking there is
a direct and
positive
relationship between
age of your home and
lead content you may
be exposed to. The
older the home, the
more likely it was
painted with lead
based enamels and
lead pipes were used
for the plumbing. Both of these are
potential health
problems for your
family.
A professional inspection
and lead testing are
essential to your
family's safety!
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