How Lead Paint Dust Can Affect Your Children and Its Health Effects

Children are being exposed to lead poisoning and it is still a major environmental health problem in the US. Lead is much more dangerous to children because they often put their fingers and other objects such as pacifiers into their mouths. If there is lead based paint on windows, they will eat paint chips or eat soil from outside that is contaminated with lead. It affects children more because they are still developing. Lead Paint was banned in 1978.

Renovations of a pre-1978 home can release high levels of lead paint dust into the air. Most contractors do not take the proper precautions before beginning any type of construction in a home. The new Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair and Painting Law will go into effect on April 22, 2010. This is designed to protect our children from lead paint exposure. After that date, all Contractors, Handymen or any worker in your home that does work in a pre-1978 home will need to be certified and trained according to this new law.

The health effects of lead poisioning are not always obvious. A lot of the symptoms can be misinterpeted by Doctors or Hospitals. The longer the delay of treating your child for lead poisioning, the more likelihood of possible permanent damage such as physical or mental damage. This is nothing to fool around with because of the types of problems it causes such as slowed growth, behavior and learning problems, hearing loss or headaches.

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In conclusion, it is real easy for children to be exposed to this toxin. They have a tendency to put their hands into their mouths or eat dirt while outside where the toxic levels could be very high in the soil. If you are concerned about your child and think they have been exposed to lead paint dust or paint chips, contact your Doctor immediately.

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