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In adults, occupational exposure is the main cause of lead poisoning. [5] People can be exposed when working in facilities that produce a variety of lead-containing products; these include radiation shields, ammunition, certain surgical equipment, developing dental X-ray films prior to digital X-rays (each film packet had a lead liner to ...
Lead exposure can cause damage to vital organs like the brain and kidneys, and can interfere with the production of red blood cells. In children, even at low levels, lead exposure can cause ...
Lead poisoning can cause irreversible damage to the nervous system and the brain and poses a specific risk to infants and children. Service lines that bring water into homes are thought to be a ...
While a kid’s brain is the primary concern when lead is ingested, it isn’t the only part of the body that can sustain damage. Studies have shown lead exposure can increase victims’ blood ...
Lead was used extensively in Roman aqueducts from about 500 BC to 300 AD. [54] Julius Caesar's engineer, Vitruvius, reported, "water is much more wholesome from earthenware pipes than from lead pipes. For it seems to be made injurious by lead, because white lead is produced by it, and this is said to be harmful to the human body."
A lead service line (LSL, also known as lead service pipe, [1] and lead connection pipe [2]) is a pipe made of lead which is used in potable water distribution to connect a water main to a user's premises. Lead exposure is a public health hazard as it causes developmental effects in fetuses, infants, and young children. It also has other health ...
Lead, which can cause learning disabilities in exposed children, is sometimes found in city tests of drinking water at homes, but the levels rarely exceed a federal limit, Columbia water reports show.
Lead is widely understood to be toxic to multiple organs of the human body, particularly the human brain. Concerns about even low levels of exposure began in the 1970s; in the decades since, scientists have concluded that no safe threshold for lead exposure exists. [2] [3] The major source of lead exposure during the 20th century was leaded ...