Lead poisoning is the number one environmental hazard threatening children throughout the United States, affecting an estimated 310,000 children under the age of six. Children under 6 and pregnant women are at the greatest risk for lead poisoning because lead inhibits the proper physical and cognitive development of in children and infants. Even low levels of lead poisoning can cause hyperactivity, aggressive behavior, learning disabilities, lowered IQ, speech delay and hearing impairment. High levels of lead can cause severe mental disabilities, convulsions, coma or even death. 

  

Lead poisoning causes irreversible damage to the brain and nervous system as well as the heart and red blood cells resulting in: 

  

·         Learning disabilities  

·         Lowered I.Q.  

·         Hyperactivity  

·         Attention Deficit Disorder  

·         Speech Delay  

·         Hearing Loss  

·         Slowed or reduced growth  

·         Behavioral Problems  

·         Violent or Aggressive Behavior  

  

The ONLY cure is prevention.