Lead Poisoning

Latest News
• Even Low Lead Levels Impair Learning, Study Finds (03/14/2001, Reuters)

From the National Institutes of Health
• Lead and Your Health: Lead Is All Around Us (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
• Lead and Your Health: What Is Lead Poisoning? (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
• Lead and Your Health: What Is the Government Doing About Lead and Health? (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

General/Overviews

• Dangers of Lead Still Linger (Food and Drug Administration)
• FAQ - Lead Poisoning (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Lead (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
• Lead and Your Health (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Lead in the Environment Tutorial (Environmental Protection Agency)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Lead Poisoning (National Institutes of Health)

Pictures/Diagrams

• Areas around the Home (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Food and Drinking Water (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Know Where Lead Might be Hiding (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
• Surfaces in the Home (Environmental Protection Agency)

Prevention/Screening

• CPSC Warns About Hazards of "Do lt Yourself" Removal of Lead Based Paint: Safety Alert (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Humans and Lead Fishing Sinkers (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Lead In Your Drinking Water (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Lead Paint Safety: A Field Guide for Painting, Home Maintenance, and Renovation Work (Dept. of Housing and Urban Development) - links to PDF file
• Lead Poisoning Prevention Tips: Simple Steps to Protect Your Family From Lead Hazards (Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control)
• Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home (Environmental Protection Agency, Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control)
• Testing Your Home for Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil (Environmental Protection Agency) - links to PDF file
• What You Should Know About Lead Based Paint in Your Home: Safety Alert (Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Law and Policy

• Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule (Environmental Health Center)
• New EPA Rule to Protect Children from Lead Poisoning (Environmental Protection Agency)

Lists of Print Publications

• National Lead Information Center: Document Request Form (Environmental Protection Agency)

Organizations

• Alliance To End Childhood Lead Poisoning
• National Center for Lead-Safe Housing
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Office of Lead Hazard Control (Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control)
• United States Environmental Protection Agency (Environmental Protection Agency)

Children

• CDC's Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (National Center for Environmental Health)
• JAMA Patient Page: Lead Poisoning (American Medical Association) - links to PDF file
• Lead -- The #1 Environmental Hazard to Many Children (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
• Lead Poisoning (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Lead Poisoning Kids' Page (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
• Lead Poisoning and Your Children: Lead Awareness and Your Children (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Lead Screening for Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Español/Spanish

• Diez Medidas Para Proteger A Sus Niños De Los Pesticidas Y Envenenamiento Debido Al Plomo (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs)
• Exposición de Niños al Plomo su Cerebro y su Comportamiento (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Plomo en el Agua Potable: Lo Que Usted Puede Hacer Para Reducir el Plomo en el Agua Potable (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Programa de Plomo (Environmental Health Center)
• Proteja a su Familia del Plomo en su Casa (Environmental Protection Agency, Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control)