Do you know how much lead is in your household?

Question by Amy L: Do you know how much lead is in your household?

Despite phasing out lead in gas in 1973, removing it from residential house paint in 1978, and outlawing lead-laden paint in chldren’s toys, we’re still threatened by lead in many consumer products.

Dishware, jewelry, glue stick caps, vinyl backpacks, children’s ceramic tea sets — there are many items with lead content not on any federal recall list your family may be exposed to. The recent toy recalls have pushed the issue back into view, but is the general public paying attention?

Do you know the symptoms? Have you contacted the federal government to press for federally administered, 3rd party safety testing and inspection? Have you ever had your kids tested to see what their levels are?

The December issue of Consumer Reports is a good place to start if you’d like to learn more about this silent threat to our families.
“Rationality Personified,” I pray to God you don’t have any children in your household. I do when my young grandson is visiting, and the question — and my concern — stems from contact in the average household, not power plants.
http://www.nsc.org/issues/lead/healtheffects.htm
http://children.webmd.com/news/20070815/lead-poisoning-and-kids
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lead-poisoning/FL00068/DSECTION=3
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/sep/2003/lead-IQ.cfm
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1993/5/93.05.06.x.html
http://www.epa.gov/region02/health/leadpoisoning.htm

Best answer:

Answer by *the chick you call princess*
um, no…. but thanx for letting me know

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