Lead in the Body - California Lead Lawyer
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If your building was built before 1978 it is very possible that lead paint was used.
Lead Poisoning Occurs When Lead Enters the Body
Lead poisoning causes serious health problems for children six years old and younger, with rapidly developing brains and central nervous systems. Lead most commonly enters the body through swallowing or inhalation of airborne dust and then makes its way to the blood through the lungs or the stomach. A number of factors determine how much lead gets into the blood stream, including age, health and dietary intake of calcium and iron.
Lead in the Bloodstream
Once in the bloodstream it travels throughout the body, including the spleen, brain, lungs, kidney, muscles, liver, and heart, eventually settling in the musculoskeletal system. Most of the lead in a child's body is stored in the bones (about 70%). In some cases, including pregnancy, breastfeeding, broken bones, or naturally during the aging process, lead can move from the bones back into the blood stream and soft tissues.
Children and Lead
Children are far more vulnerable to lead poisoning than adults because adult bodies flush out 99% of the lead taken in through waste. But children have a very low lead expulsion rate - less than 32%. So children's bodies not only absorb more lead than adults, it stores more of the lead that it absorbs. That accumulation of lead in a child's body eventually causes serious, irreversible damage.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program CLPPPout/program.htm
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