Lead Poisoning

• Lead causes the slow down of growth and even mental retardation.
• You can get lead in your body by breathing or swallowing lead dust, or by eating soil or paint chips containing lead.
• Lead can be found in all homes and other buildings: 
• In soil and household dust.
• Drinking water.
• If you work with lead, you could bring it home on your hands or clothes.
• Old painted toys and furniture. 
• Food and liquids stored in lead crystal or lead-glazed pottery or porcelain. 
• Hobbies that use lead, such as making pottery, stained glass, or refinishing furniture. 
• Folk remedies that are used to treat an upset stomach contain lead, such as "greta" and "azarcon". 
• Have children wash their hands before eating.
• Old toys should be checked for chipped paint.

• Cleveland Department of Public Health - Lead Safe Living:
  www.clevelandhealth.org/environment/leadsafeliving
• Environmental Agency:
  www.epa.gov/lead
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Division of Toxicology:
  www.atsdr.cdc.gov
• Environmental Health Watch:
  www.ehw.org/Lead/LEAD_home3.htm