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According to a 1990 New England Journal
of Medicine, lead poisoning symptoms "result in significant
and serious impairment of academic success, specifically a
seven fold increase in failure to graduate from high school,
lower class standing, greater absenteeism, impairment of reading
skills sufficiently extensive to be labeled reading disability
(indicated by scores two grades below the expected scores),
and deficits in vocabulary, fine motor skills, reaction time
and hand-eye coordination.”
Children and fetuses are most affected
by lead poisoning symptoms because they have not yet fully
developed.
A pregnant mother experiencing lead poisoning
symptoms can pass it through her body, harming the fetus and
causing:
- Stillbirth
- Miscarriage
- Low birth rate
- Premature birth
- Impairment of sensory-motor
development
Lead poisoning symptoms in children can become
permanent, depending on the age of lead exposure, amount of
lead absorbed into the blood, and how long the lead exposure
lasts. Lead poisoning symptoms include:
| Brain
damage |
| Nervous
system damage- can cause seizures, coma, and death |
| Anemia |
| Damage
to the teeth |
| Kidney
function changes |
| Behavioral
problems |
| Learning
disorders |
| Delayed
and/or slower growth |
| Hearing
problems |
| Headaches |
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Lead
Poisoning Symptoms
One out of every eleven U.S. children
has a dangerous level of lead in their blood.
Innocent people have suffered the serious
and irreversible effects that lead poisoning symptoms can
have on the body due to a landlord, lender, or paint manufacturer’s
negligence. Being unnecessarily exposed to the dangers of
lead has affected children the most because they can absorb
up to 50% of the lead they ingest, sometimes leading to lead
poisoning symptoms such as brain damage. Children that have
been affected by lead poisoning are often entitled to larger
compensations because of the developmental problems that can
result because they have not finished growing. Please contact
a Lead Poisoning Lawyer to hear more about your lead poisoning
symptoms and your legal rights.
Any home or apartment that was built prior
to the 1978 paint lead restriction is required by federal
law to receive information regarding this situation. This
federal law on lead includes anyone who is planning on renting,
buying, or renovation an apartment or home built before 1978.
A lease has federal forms reviewing information
on lead-based paint and landlords must disclose information
about any lead-based paint that a renter could be affected
by. This goes for home sales, as well, requiring any lead-based
paint hazard to be disclosed with a potential homebuyer. There
are contracts containing federal forms regarding lead-based
paint. When renovating a home, a renovator must provide an
EPA pamphlet before beginning work that reviews the hazards
of lead and how to protect your family from its potential
dangers.
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If you, or someone you know, experienced
lead poisoning symptoms and would like to learn more about
your legal rights, please feel free to contact
a Lead Poisoning Lawyer.
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Adults are affected by lead
in different ways, sometimes lead-
ing to high blood pressure and damage to reproductive organs.
Adult
lead poisoning symptoms are:
- Death
- Coma
- Seizures
- Reprod-
uctive problems
- Digestive problems
- Listlessness
- Lack of coordination
- Vomiting
- Altered
conscious-
ness
- Bizarre behavior
- Loss
of recently acquired
skills
- Pregnancy difficulties
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