Lead poisoning

Julian, Thank you for reading my discussion post case study # 2, and perspective question. Lead poisonousness is a global problem, while arrays of research information indicated a deterioration in the predominance of upsurge blood lead echelons in children from the developed world, lead lingers as a widespread avoidable ecological health hazard. The CBC analysis has an enormous effect on lead poisoning, the CBC laboratory appraisal answers arrays of question-related to quantity of RBCs,…

explains in their guide to preventing Pb poisoning in children that Pb has the ability to “affect every part of their body” (1991). Early in understanding Pb effects, it was commonly introduced in its solid form from, most commonly, Pb paint. While high concentrations of Pb can lead to coma or death, lower concentrations affect the central nervous system lowering IQ levels with below 25 µg/dL blood level concentrations (CDC, 1991). However, this can lead to lasting effects for the affected…

Products made with this recycled lead find their way to international markets and industrialized countries (AAAS, 2013). Some countries still use leaded fuel for vehicles and thusly have an increase in the BLL in the population (GLASS, 2014). With the use of lead in industrialized countries and lack of regulation or protection in developing countries, the problem of lead exposure is a worldwide concern. National Issue Lead exposure damage effects the population of the United States. With median…

Lead is an element that naturally occurs in the environment, but much of the lead found in the environment today exists as a result of human activity. When young children are exposed to lead, it can enter the bloodstream and cause a myriad of negative health effects that can affect them for the rest of their lives, as the consequences of lead poisoning are often irreversible (National Center for Healthy Housing, 2008). Based on a child’s level of exposure, they could experience hyperactivity,…

Alternative 2: Lead-Based Paint Abatement Program The second policy alternative is the creation of an LBP abatement program. LBP is primarily found in housing built before LBP was banned in 1978, but especially in housing built before 1950. A 2006 analysis found that “90% of lead-poisoned [Wisconsin] children lived in housing built prior to 1950.” This program would seek to address the risk presented to low-income Watertown children by the city’s old housing stock. Of the 3,435 pre-1950 homes in…

role in distribution of lead. Blood plays a major role in the distribution of lead even though it has a tendency to carry a small fraction of the total amount of lead present in a body. This is due to the fact that blood is constantly circulating and coming into contact every single part of the human body. Lead found within the blood system on average has a half life nearing only 1 month. Next is distribution and storage through the accumulation of many soft tissues. Lead storage seen within…

Background: Lead is a neurotoxin that is exceedingly harmful to human health. The government attempted to ban lead in products such as paint and gasoline. However, lead can still found in soil. Most recreational parks where children play have soil that contain lead. Exposure to lead may cause similar health conditions to anemia. Uncontaminated soil contains lead concentrations less than 50 parts per million (ppm). Yet soil lead levels in many areas exceed 200 ppm. The research will highlight…

“From personal tragedy to public health crisis” of the book “Lead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America's Children” by Markowitz and Rosner, the lead poisoning and the actions taken is discussed. In the early 1900’s, health departments throughout the U.S. were not communicating and helping each other to fight the public threat of lead. Therefore it was easy for the Lead Industries Association (LIA) to downplay the impact of lead and for manufactures to avoid regulation. Paint was…

considerable amount of lead. A class action lawsuit brought by multiple residents against the Governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, the State of Michigan, the City of Flint, and many others, showed that the state Department of Environmental Quality violated the federal law when they failed to treat the water from the Flint River with an anti-corrosive agent. Treating water that flows through Flint’s water pipes is crucial due to the fact that, as stated earlier, many of the pipes contained lead.…

Lead has been around for thousands of years, used with various products, and is a deadly element. Lead is found in all parts of Earth’s crust and has been used in products of various items in our homes, such as paint, pipes, batteries and even cosmetics (“Lead poisoning….” 2017). Humans have learned that lead is highly dangerous once inside our bodies, shutting down organs and beginning a wide collection of symptoms from lead poisoning. It is released into the environment through industrial…