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What are the health effects of lead exposure?
Lead affects virtually every system in the body and has serious health effects, especially for young children. The younger the children, the more susceptible they are to the toxic effects of lead.
Children diagnosed with lead poisoning often suffer from speech delay, hyperactivity, attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, neurological and renal damage, stunted growth, anemia, hearing loss, and, in some cases, mental retardation. Even though lead levels in children may be reduced with appropriate interventions, the damage done by lead is irreversible.
Lead also has detrimental effects for adults, who may suffer from kidney and neurological damage, anemia, hypertension, impotence, sterility and miscarriages.
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