
LEAD PAINT POISONS CHILDREN
There are no safe levels of lead exposure. Lead has irreversible and long-term effects on children’s brain development. Young children are particularly vulnerable to lead poisoning because they absorb 4-5 times as much ingested lead as adults from a given source. Moreover, children’s innate curiosity and their age-appropriate hand-to-mouth behaviour result in their mouthing and swallowing...
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