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All Documents in Health Tagged lead

Get the Lead Out
Guide: Children across the nation face the risk of lead poisoning, but steps can be taken to protect them.
Dangerous Chemicals in the Home A Most-Wanted list of five common household contaminants. Overview: We all want our homes to be clean, safe places to live but toxic invaders may lurk inside your home, putting you and your family at risk. Here are five household pollutants to watch out for, and tips on how to minimize your exposure.
Hidden Danger Environmental Health Threats to the Latino Community Report: Pollution in the United States poses health risks for everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, language, or country of origin. A large percentage of U.S. Latinos, however, live and work in urban and agricultural areas where they face heightened danger of exposure to air pollution, unsafe drinking water, pesticides, and lead and mercury contamination. These hazards can cause serious health problems, including an increased risk of asthma and cancer; waterborne diseases such as giardiasis, hepatitis, and cholera; and neurological and developmental problems. This October 2004 NRDC report underscores the urgent need for government action on these environmental health threats.
How Lead Poisons the Human Body
Overview: Lead is devastating to the human body, inhibiting oxygen and calcium transport and altering nerve transmission in the brain. Even low concentrations of lead can cause permanent damage, and children are especially vulnerable.

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Lead Paint in Schools
FAQ: Answers to questions including: How do I determine whether my child’s school has a problem with lead paint? What is considered to be an unacceptable level of lead in paint? How do I know if my child has lead poisoning?
How to Protect Your Children from Environmental Risks Pollution-related illnesses may be on the rise, but there are things parents can do. Guide: Pollution-related illnesses are on the rise, increasing concerns about the role environmental toxins might play in diseases, especially those in children. Asthma rates tripled in the 1980s and childhood cancer rates have increased 10 percent over the last 20 years. There are steps you can take to protect your children from the five worst environmental threats to their health: lead, air pollution, pesticides, environmental tobacco smoke, and drinking water contamination.
Our Children At Risk: The Five Worst Environmental Threats to Their Health
Report: A report identifying the special vulnerability of children to environmental hazards and highlighting the growing evidence pointing to a link between pollution and childhood illnesses. The report makes recommendations, at both the policy and personal levels, for the protection of the next generation.
The Leaded Gas Scare of the 1920s Corporate enthusiasm for this "super fuel" overcame public fears until scientific evidence proved its harmful effects. History: The invention of the additive tetraethyl lead for gasoline in the 1920s was a great technological advance, improving the performance of gasoline-fueled engines. But in 1924, reports began to appear of the harmful effects the substance had on humans. People working closely with tetraethyl lead had died suddenly and mysteriously. The reports were hushed up and leaded gas continued to power big American cars for another 50 years. Today we know that while lead is good for cars, it is bad for people. Although finally banned in the U.S. and other industrialized nations, leaded gasoline continues to be used in many developing countries where it is a continuing health risk.