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Lead
 Websites presented in alphabetical order About Lead-Based Paint 
 Consumer safety publications concerning lead, "a highly toxic metal that may cause a range of health problems, especially in young children." Features an overview brochure (also available in Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Somali, and Arabic), a lead paint safety field guide, and a brochure (in English and Spanish) on reducing lead hazards while remodeling. Includes related links. From the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/healthyhomes/lead.cfm Topics: Home & Housing, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Apr 9, 2008 Adult Blood Lead Epidemiological Surveillance: Hobby Exposure
This fact sheet discusses potential lead exposure from the hobbies of refinishing furniture, hunting and fishing, stained glass making, jewelry construction, ceramics, and firearm practice. Includes links to related lead safety material. From the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. http://www.kdheks.gov/ables/hobby.html Topics: Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Sep 29, 2008 California Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch: Health Information
Compilation of resources on lead poisoning prevention, including California lead-related laws and regulations, California lead-certified abatement professionals and information about becoming certified for lead work, and educational materials on topics such as lead in the workplace and in schools and lead in vinyl mini-blinds. Also available in Spanish. From the California Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, California Department of Health Services. http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/CLPPB/Pages/healthinfo-CLPPB.aspx Topics: Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Mar 1, 2009 California Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch: Lead in Tableware
Information about the portion of California's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (known as Proposition 65) relating to labeling ceramic dishes with a potential for causing lead poisoning. "This law requires businesses in California to provide warnings when they expose the public to hazardous chemicals like lead." Also includes information about how lead from dishes may leach into the body and about related federal regulations. From the California Department of Health Services. http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/CLPPB/Pages/CLPPBtableware.aspx Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Food & Cooking, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Mar 1, 2009 CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
This collection of publications focuses on lead in consumer products such as artificial turf, candy, sindoor (a product "typically used as a cosmetic and in certain religious ceremonies"), toys, and toy jewelry. Also provides general tips for preventing lead exposure, lead recalls, and links to related topics of interest. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/faq/FAQs.htm Topics: Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Jan 19, 2009 Center for Environmental Health: Eliminating Toxics
This site provides several fact sheets and other consumer publications on lead poisoning and lead-contaminated products such as baby bibs, jewelry, lunch boxes, candy (certain brands imported from Mexico), and toys. From the nonprofit Center for Environmental Health (CEH). http://www.ceh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=51 Topics: Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Jan 20, 2009 Children, Gardens, and Lead
"Lead particles may be found in and around gardens from two sources: from the air and from the soil. The following safety measures can be used as guidelines for those concerned." Topics include vinegar and soap solutions for washing vegetables, types and parts of vegetables that absorb more lead, and adding organic matter to the garden. Related resources are specific to New York. From the Cornell University Department of Horticulture. http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/factsheets/misc/cgandlead.html Topics: Agriculture, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Nutrition & Food Safety, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Mar 9, 2005 Concerns Rise Over Known and Potential Impacts of Lead on Wildlife
This article discusses the potential health impacts on "upland game birds, scavengers (such as vultures, hawks and eagles) and other waterbirds that are exposed to lead through the ingestion of spent lead shot, bullet fragments and fishing sinkers." Accompanied by many related links about lead poisoning and wildlife. From the National Wildlife Health Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/lead_poisoning/index.jsp Topics: Outdoor Recreation, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Sep 29, 2008 Enviro-Health Links: Lead and Human Health
This site provides a compilation of links to material about the effects on human health of lead in the environment. Includes links to overviews, glossaries, data and research, regulations and policy, and to specific topics such as child safety, lead in paint, and occupational exposure. Also includes links to information in Spanish. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine. http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/lead.html Topics: Environment, Pollutants & Toxic Substances, Public Health & Safety Last updated Jul 16, 2007 The Human Brain
"Here you can get to know your brain — the food it likes, the challenges it craves, the rest it requires, the protection it deserves." Provides information about nutrition, brain injuries, lead poisoning, the effect of exercise and stress on brain functions, and related health topics (such as Alzheimer's disease/dementia, depression, and stroke). From the Franklin Institute Online. http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Mental Conditions, Senior Health, The Human Body Last updated Nov 3, 2007 Keeping Your Kids Safe From Lead Jewelry
This consumer publication lists tips for preventing lead poisoning from toy jewelry. Some of the suggestions include avoiding toys from vending machines, toys with small parts that can be swallowed, and painted fake pearls (may be lead-based paint). Explains ways that lead affects children, and provides links to related resources. From the Sierra Club. http://www.sierraclub.org/healthycommunities/lead/ Topics: Fashion, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Jan 19, 2009 Lead in Children's Lunch Boxes
In this August 2005 press release "the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) announced it is filing lawsuits ... against makers and retailers of soft vinyl lunch boxes that can expose children to harmful levels of lead. The Center has also notified several other companies of violations under California's toxics law Proposition 65." Includes a FAQ, images, and information about testing vinyl lunch boxes you already own. http://www.ceh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=54 Topics: Health, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Oct 5, 2009 Lead in Jewelry
Background and updates about California's Lead-Containing Jewelry Law, which limits "the amount of lead in jewelry, including children's jewelry and body piercing jewelry. High amounts of lead, a persistent and toxic metal, have been found in jewelry, especially inexpensive children's jewelry." Includes history of the law, news (such as revisions to the law that took effect January 2009), a FAQ, fact sheets in several languages, and more. From the California Department of Toxic Substances Control. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/LeadInJewelry.cfm Topics: Fashion, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Jan 29, 2009 Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil
Information for consumers and professionals about lead, "a toxic metal that was used for many years in products found in and around our homes. Lead may cause a range of health effects, from behavioral problems and learning disabilities, to seizures and death." Provides fact sheets, rules and regulations (such as requirements released March 2008 to protect children from lead-based paint), and related material. Some publications available in Spanish. From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). http://www.epa.gov/lead/ Topics: Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Apr 1, 2008 Lead-Free Wheels
Background on this program that promotes alternatives to lead wheel weights, which "are used worldwide to balance vehicle tires." It notes that many of the wheel weights fall off and abrade into lead dust, "and increase the risk that lead will contaminate surface, groundwater, and drinking water supplies." Provides information about alternatives (such as zinc), listing of U.S. distributors of lead-free wheel weights, and a wheel-balancing fact sheet. From the Ecology Center. http://www.leadfreewheels.org/ Topics: Automobiles, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Jun 15, 2009 National Lead Free Wheel Weight Initiative (NLFWWI)
This initiative "encourages the transition from the use of lead for wheel weights to lead-free alternatives. Wheel weights are clipped to the rims of every automobile wheel in the United States in order to balance the tires. These weights often come loose and fall off," ending up in waterways or landfills. Provides quick facts and reasons for transitioning to lead-free wheel weights (such as reducing toxic lead exposure). From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). http://www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/wastemin/nlfwwi.htm Topics: Automobiles, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Jun 15, 2009 A Review of the Problem of Lead Poisoning in Waterfowl
This academic article reviews research on the problem of lead poisoning in waterfowl from lead shot in hunting firearms. Provides references to past studies and data tables. Of particular interest is a discussion of lead vs. steel shot in the "Practices to Reduce Lead Toxicosis" section. From the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/pbpoison/index.htm Topics: Outdoor Recreation, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Nov 7, 2008 Toxic Treats
A set of investigative reports related to candy (mostly from Mexico) containing unsafe levels of lead. Features articles about lead-tainted chilies, Mexican candy makers, poisoned packaging, and border regulations. Also includes a narrated slide show, a toxic treats index with images of tainted candy, and links to background information. From the Orange County Register. Most material also available in Spanish. http://www2.ocregister.com/investigations/2004/lead/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Nutrition & Food Safety, Pollutants & Toxic Substances, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Nov 19, 2009 |
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