Effects
of Lead Poisoning
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 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.
Effects
of lead poisoining lowers a child's IQ test results.
Recent
studies show that blood lead levels below 10 vg/dl can have
detrimental effects.
There
is no known useful purpose for lead.
A
blood lead test reflects exposure only over the last 90 days.
One
in five urban children are suffer the effects of lead poisoning.
Effects
of 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..
Effects
of lead poisoning 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.
Effects
of lead poisoning can be harmful 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.
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There are protections in the law for people who have wrongfully
been exposed to lead and suffer the effects of lead poisoning.Contact
a Lead Poisoning Lawyer if you want to find out more
about the effects of lead poisoning and your legal rights.
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Effects
of Lead Poisoning
Lead poisoning is caused when lead is absorbed into the body, most
often through the ingestion of
dust, soil and paint containing lead. While the effects
of lead poisoning are very serious, children most significantly
affected by this heavy metal, which is toxic to the human body.
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A child can have already absorbed lead into their bodies during
pregnancy if the mother was exposed to lead. Children and adults
can be exposed by breathing, eating or drinking materials containing
lead and through skin contact. Because children are not yet fully
developed, effects of lead poisoning affects
many aspects of their progression and growth. Speech
delay, hyperactivity, attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities,
behavior disorders, neurological and renal damage, stunted growth,
anemia, hearing loss, and cognitive damage can result from the effects
of lead poisoning. Click
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"The
persistence toxicity of lead was
seen to result in significant and serious
impairment of academic success, specifically a seven
fold increase in failure to graduate from high school, lower
class standing, greater absenteeism, impairment of reading skills
sufficiently extensive to be labeled reading disability (indicated
by scores two grades below the expected scores), and deficits
in vocabulary, fine motor skills, reaction time and hand-eye
coordination."
New England Journal of Medicine
1990 study
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Lead
Poisoning News
January 25, 2002
One of the nation's largest apartment management companies, Apartment
Investment and Management Company, is paying a $125,580 fine, must
inform their residents of lead-based paint, and must clean
up any dangerous sites. The Denver-based company has
almost 1,000 units in the Kansas City area and has affected the
areas of Indian Creek Village in Overland Park, Central Park Towers
in Kansas City, Brentwood Manor, Gotham Apartments, and Victoria
Arms in Kansas City.
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News On Herculaneum & Lead Poisoning
Effects
of Lead Poisoning & Your Legal Rights
Children suffer from the effects of lead poisoning the most, absorbing
up to 50% of the lead they ingest. children have been exposed to
lead due to the failure to properly handle or dispose of lead containing
material. Exposure can occur form air emissions and soil contaminated
by lead related industries, and from lead cointaning paint and dust
in the home.
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a Lead Poisoning Lawyer
Lead
Poisoning Effects
Unless the amount of lead poisoning is extremely high, effects of
lead poisoning, initially, are not apparent making the number of
undiagnosed cases of lead poisoning high. Lead can enter your body
when you put your hand or another object with lead dust on it your
mouth, if paint chips or soil containing lead is ingested, or lead
dust is breathed in. Click
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Lead Poisoning Prevention
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency advises taking certain
precautionary steps to protect
your family from experiencing the effects of lead poisoning.
For families who think there may be a high level of lead present
the EPA suggests:
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Getting your children tested for lead, especially
since effects of lead poisoning are not always visible, yet
the effects can be very serious.
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Keep the home, and especially children's hands,
toys, and bottles as clean as possible.
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Serving healthy, low-fat foods to your children
since the effects of lead poisoning is worsened by food with
high fat content.
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Keeping floors, windowsills, and other home
surfaces clean, as well as wiping off the dust and soil from
shoes before entering to prevent any more lead from entering
your home.
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Getting your home checked for any lead hazards
to prevent future problems from occurring.
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In instances of remodeling or renovating, take
precaution by having a professional remove any lead-based paint
and avoiding the use of belt-sanders, propane torches, dry scrapers,
or dry sandpaper on paint that contains lead.
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If you notice surfaces with peeling or chipping
paint, request your landlord fixes these problems.
Where
is Lead?
Because lead is not able
to dissolve in water or biodegrade, dissipate, decay, or burn, this
makes lead an extremely harmful hazard. An estimated 10 million
metric tons of the lead residue is in the environment. Click
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Lead
Poisoning Warning
Apartments and homes built prior to 1978 may have been painted
with lead containing paints. If not properly taken care of, the
lead from the paint, paint chips, and the dust can lead to serious
health
complications, which may be irreversible once the damage
has been done. It is federal law that any individual or family planning
on renting, buying, or renovating an apartment or home built before
1978 must receive information regarding lead in paint. Leases have
federal forms regarding lead-based paint and landlords are required
to disclose information on lead-based
paints that the renter could be affected by.
Before selling a home, lead-based paint hazards must be disclosed.
Sale contracts contain federal forms on the lead-based paint, and
the buyer has up to 10 days to check for lead hazards. Any renovator
has to give you a pamphlet before beginning work. Click
here for a Lead Poisoning Lawyer!
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