Who should worry about lead poisoning?
Ans: Children under 10 years and fetuses are more exposed to lead poisoning, people who working in lead based industry, pregnant women who exposed to lead anyhow & it will transfer to her child too. NOTE: Adults do not absorbed lead as easily as children only those who exposed to lead at work are higher risk of lead poisoning.
• Children under six years old and fetuses are at greatest risk of harmful health effects from lead poisoning. • Their brains and nervous systems are still forming. • They frequently crawl on floors or furniture contaminated with lead dust and put their hands or other objects in their mouths. • More of the lead that gets into their mouth is taken up into their bodies. • Much of the lead is stored in their bones. • Lead can be measured in their blood and remains in their bodies for a long time.
