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Lead poisoning is a medical condition, also known as saturnism, plumbism or painter's colic, caused by increased blood serum lead levels. Lead poisoning is sometimes used in slang to describe a death or injury by firearm. History Lead was first mined in Turkey about 6500 BC. A 6000- to 8000-year-old necklace was found in the ancient city site of Anatolia. Lead's easy workability, low melting point and corrosion resistance were among its attractions. Lead toxicity was first recognized as ...
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Lead Poisoning Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- Food and Drug Administration
- National Center for Infectious Diseases
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water
- National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
- National Center for Environmental Health
- American Industrial Hygiene Association http://www.aiha.org/
- Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
- National Center for Healthy Housing
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, OPHS, HHS http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, HHS http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
- EPA Headquarters Information Resources Center, EPA http://www.epa.gov
- Lab Tests Online http://www.labtestsonline.org/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
Resources
- About Lead Hazards (National Center for Healthy Housing)
- Actions You Can Take to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water (Environmental Protection Agency)
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