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Lead poisoning, also known as plumbism and saturnism, is a type of metal poisoning caused by lead in the body.The brain is the most sensitive. Symptoms may include abdominal pain, constipation, headaches, irritability, memory problems, infertility, and tingling in the hands and feet. It causes almost 10% of intellectual disability of otherwise unknown cause and can result in behavioral problems.Some of the effects are permanent. In severe cases, anemia, seizures, coma, or death may occur. (Wikipedia)
Lead is believed to result in 0.6% of the world's disease burden, and causes around 1000000 death per year.
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Lead Toxicity in the Arts
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A General Introduction to Lead Toxicityhttp://www.nontoxichub.com/intro-to-lead-toxicity
Lead Hazards in Arthttp://www.nontoxichub.com/lead-hazards-in-art
Printing Presses and Lead Typehttp://www.nontoxichub.com/printingpresses
Lead in Playgroundshttp://www.nontoxichub.com/leadinplaygrounds
Secondary Lead Poisoninghttp://www.nontoxichub.com/secondaryleadpoisoning
Lead Paint Test Kithttp://www.nontoxichub.com/leadpainttestkit
Recalls of Imported Crayons Because of Lead Poisoning Hazardhttp://www.nontoxichub.com/leadcrayonsrecall
Lead Leaching Testhttp://www.nontoxichub.com/leadleachingtest
Lead in the Home Pottery Studiohttp://www.nontoxichub.com/lead-in-pottery-studio
Leachable Lead: Overviewhttp://www.nontoxichub.com/leachablelead-overview
Converting to Lead-Free Enamelshttp://www.nontoxichub.com/lead-free-enamels
Responsibilities of Toymakershttp://www.nontoxichub.com/toymakerspainthazards
Barium Leaching in Ceramicshttp://www.nontoxichub.com/bariumleaching-in-ceramics
Health and Safety in Metal Jewelryhttp://www.nontoxichub.com/hs-inmetaljewelry
More Problems with Crayonswww.nontoxichub.com/problems-w-crayons
Lead Crayons Recallwww.nontoxichub.com/leadcrayonsrecall