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HEALTH HAZARDS AND SYMPTOMS OF LEAD POISONING click here for a printable version Lead poisoning can cause severe health effects including damage to the liver, kidneys, brain, nerves, bones and blood. Children are especially at high risk. Toxic levels of lead can cause permanent learning disabilities, retardation and even brain damage in young children. In adults, lead poisoning can cause high blood pressure and reproductive problems. In pregnant women, the fetus is particularly vulnerable to lead’s toxic effects. The symptoms of lead toxicity are vague.
SOURCES OF LEAD Listed below are items that have been shown to contain leachable lead in the past, they may or may not contain leachable lead today. This list is provided to help the concerned consumer identify possible sources of lead exposure in their environment. LeadCheck® Swabs can be used to detect most of the potential lead hazards on this list. (*items that cannot be tested using LeadCheck® Swabs.)
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