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What Neighborhoods Are At Risk for Lead Poisoning?
What is Primary Source of Lead Poisoning? Most people unwittingly ingest microscopic particles of lead in ordinary household dust. Toxic lead paint was not banned in the US until 1978, and this older paint is now degrading and turning to microscopic household dust. These tiny lead paint dust particles are especially concentrated around windows. Even when windows are not regularly opened, this dust migrates through the spaces around a window and accumulates where children put their hands. Without ever knowing it, normal hand-to-mouth activity results in children ingesting the miniscule amounts of lead that are enough to prevent proper brain development...
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Take 2 hours to give your child a lifetime of greater brain health For years, the legacy of lead paint has continued to poison children, causing permanent and irreversible brain damage. Why? Two big reasons: 1) It is invisible, and 2) Solutions have been extremely expensive. Because of these factors, the majority of homes in many cities built before lead paint was banned continue to generate tiny amounts of lead paint dust as this aging paint deteriorates. These particles escape through tiny cracks in newer layers of paint, even when that paint doesn't seem to be seriously peeling. This...
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This business exists because we believe there is no investment more important that your child's cognitive well-being. Is My Child’s Blood Lead Level Dangerous? In 2012 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dramatically lowered the reference level for lead in children’s blood from 10 to 5 (measured in micrograms per decileter), and then again more recently to 3.5. It is critical for parents and physicians to understand that the new reference level of 3.5 is intended only to identify the 2.5% of children in the U.S. with the highest lead levels. CDC stresses that a child lead blood level...