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"Lead is the most serious and widespread poison in our environment, and it can cause serious damage to the mental development of young children at relatively low levels.
 
The greatest hazards arise from old lead paint in houses, schools and workplaces..."

Prof. Erik Millstone – Lead and Public Health, 1997 & 10 years on...

Lead dust exposure risks, from surfaces previously coated with old lead-based paint, exist in up to 18.5million pre-1970 UK homes.

Small children, pregnant women and pets (especially dogs) are most at risk. Lead poisoning can cause brain damage, reduced IQ and developmental problems.  It can only be confirmed by blood test.

CONCERNED PARENTS SHOULD HAVE THEIR CHILDREN'S BLOOD LEAD LEVELS CHECKED IMMEDIATELY.
 
This is the best way to quantify any amount of lead that may have been absorbed.  Children can absorb up to 50% of any lead they ingest, partly because their bodies cannot tell it apart from the calcium they need for building bones. 


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Ingesting this amount of lead could
poison up to 25 small children but is
100% PREVENTABLE.
 
It usually goes unnoticed without a
blood test to detect exposure levels.


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