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The average American ingests about 100 milligrams of lead per day, or about 1.25 ounces per year. That's not enough to cause lead poisoning in the average person facing the average daily exposure, but exposure to toxic levels of lead in the workplace and the home is still a significant problem. Over 900 specific occupations are estimated to involve significant exposure to lead, and thus a potential risk of lead poisoning. Lead is also ubiquitous in the environment: it is found in soil that has absorbed industrial and petrochemical emissions, paint in old buildings, water pipes and even food that has been stored in cans made with lead solder or prepared with tap water. Low-level exposure of lead has been associated with childhood learning disorders and poor performance on intelligence tests. High-level exposure can cause central nervous system disorders, mental impairment, retardation and death. However, the exact level at which lead begins to cause health problems is unknown. The first part of this two-part article describes the clinical picture and diagnosis of acute and chronic lead poisoning, with a particular emphasis on the developmental problems lead exposure causes in children between the ages of one and six years. These are the persons most commonly at risk of ingesting lead, and the victims who suffer the worst consequences of lead exposure.

lead, adult, case report, child, human, lead poisoning, male, review

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Michael,M. I.

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1995