I have already mentioned that lead was being used widely in many industries for many years because of it's many different properties. Lead is very unique. It is a soft metal, has low melting point and has a high resistance to corrosion. So lead was used to make products such as paint, pipes or solder in water supply, plumbing fixtures, gasoline, canned food and many other . Workers that worked at motor vehicle factories, paint workers, refining workers were all being exposed to lead. Many of the homes built before 1978 used lead based paints. Lead can scrape of deteriorating paint and be exposed to the air which we can then breath in. Lead enters our bodies through inhalation, ingestion or absorption but the most common way is inhalation. This scared me because I live in a home right now that was built in the late 70's. I will definitely be testing for any lead "products" in this home!
Children are affected by lead more than adults are. The most frequent way they are exposed to lead is by ingestion This is due to the developing stages. They crawl and put objects in their mouth. We all know that this is a very common thing for a baby to do. See, many toys are still imported from countries that have lead on the paint or the plastic of the toys. Lead can be easily digested through just chewing on any kind of this toy. Why are these toys even being imported here? I would think that these types of objects being imported should be monitored a little bit more carefully. Just a thought.
Works Cited:
1. "CDC-Lead.Tips.Sources of lead-toys." www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/tips/toys.htm
2. Amol,Kadu S. Et Al. "Lead Poisoning:An Overlooked Diagnosis in Clinical practice."
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