How much do you really know about lead and its effects on health?
How much do you really know about lead and its effects on health? In one USA state, results were published from a study done over water contamination and a startling number emerged. Over 500,000 children had high levels of lead in blood tests. If you know a little bit about the use of lead-based paints, you might think this study was done in the 1950’s or even the 1970’s, but these results come from a 2010 test. How could this still happen today? There are many reasons, but here are a few to consider. Many people live in homes that were built when lead-based paint was still marketed, so chipping paint can still poison those who live in older homes or apartments. Lead-based paint was actually endorsed by the U.S. government through the mid to late 1970’s. The federal government was forced to ban consumer uses of lead-based paint when lead-related cases of death and disability continued and still happen today. It isn’t just paint in homes that can be of concern. Lead-based coloran