Lead poisoning

Lead is a toxic metal that can enter the body by inhalation of lead dust or ingestion when touching the mouth with lead-contaminated hands. If leaked onto the ground, acid and lead particles contaminate the soil and become airborne when dry. Children and fetuses of pregnant women are most vulnerable to lead exposure because their bodies are developing. Excessive levels of lead can affect a child’s growth, cause brain damage, harm kidneys, impair hearing and induce behavioral problems. In adults,…

handle situations. But what we don’t think about, is our children our born into a toxic environment, everything from air pollution, to lead, to chemicals in our food and water sources. What do all these toxins do to our children, who are born innocent into this world, and know no difference on what…

Lead poisoning is an important public policy issue because it affects our environment and even our way of living. Lead appears in our water and in the walls of older apartment buildings. Moreover, lead is a poisonous chemical that negatively affects a person’s health especially for children. In children lead poisoning can deter their mental and physical development. In the extreme case of a child named Joshua (as described in the article “Millions of American children missing early lead tests,…

Project Lead is a heavy, ductile, soft, grayish solid element. Lead is one of the first elements known by humans. There is even archaeological evidence that finds that lead was used at least 5,000 years ago. Lead has been used throughout human history due to its ability to be molded easily and its chemical inertness. However lead has been recently found to have very serious negative biological effects on humans, especially young children. Lead was used in many instances over the past century.…

risk for lead poisoning. Flint’s current adult residents, those who run schools, businesses, provide for families, and support each other on a daily basis, are now in irreversible danger. No amount of lead in the human body is healthy, but the effects of lead poisoning can only be spotted when the lead levels have become dangerous ("Lead Poisoning."). The effects in adults include, but are not limited to: mood disorders, reduced or abnormal sperm, premature birth, and even miscarriages ("Lead…

Lead is a toxic metal that is harmful to human health; there is NO safe level for lead exposure. The degree of exposure depends on the concentration of lead, route of exposure (air, water, and food), current medical condition, and age. It has been estimated that up to 20 % of the total lead exposure in children can be attributed to a waterborne route, i.e., consuming contaminated water. In addition, infants, fetuses, and young children are particularly vulnerable to lead poisoning. This is…

Then you see it turns into a yucky brown color. You think it’s still okay, but it’s not. The Flint water crisis is a tragedy where the governor of Flint made a mistake by not telling one of the poorest cities in the U.S. , Flint, Michigan about lead in their water. If we are going to help the residents of Flint and make sure this doesn’t happen again, we need to know what is the Flint water water crisis, what is happening to the residence of Flint, and what we can do to stop it. what is the…

exactly what has happened. Lead as seeped its way into the water supply of this very big city. More information of this tragic incident can be found in five articles by CNN. They are called “How to test for lead in your home water supply.”, “Lead poisoning. Living with it and uncertainty of how long.”, “Water Crisis: Families bear scars from man-made disaster.”, “5 months later in Flint, high lead levels remain.”, and “How to help with Flint water crisis.” “How to test for lead in your home…

attributable DALYs in high-mortality countries (WHO 2002).” In this scientific paper, I will discuss the neurological effects of lead contamination in public water through a series of case studies in the hopes of urging the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to place stricter regulation on the EPA in monitoring lead pollution of public and private water. Lead-contaminated water is a significant issue as it is related to neurological and psychological impairments such as learning…

of International Medical Research explored the effects of a thiamine and zinc combination supplementation treatment on lead poisoning (Flora, Singh, & Tandon, 1989). The hypothesis was that a mixture of the two would treat lead poisoning better than just thiamine or zinc alone. Measuring the lead concentration of rats who were exposed to just lead, thiamine and lead, zinc and lead, or all three and analyzing and comparing the results was the objective of this experiment. It was anticipated…