Lead

lead a metal that can make infants and young children sick.

Information about Lead[edit source]

Lead is a heavy metal that has major health implications. Even low levels of lead exposure have been associated with harmful effects on health, the major sources in the environment being paint and gasoline. In recent years, lead exposure has been decreased by regulatory actions in removing lead from paint and gasoline and limitation of occupational lead exposure. Lead has no medical uses.

Toxicity of Lead[edit source]

Lead toxicity is marked by neurotoxicity, neurodevelopmental defects, gastrointestinal, kidney and bone marrow toxicity.

Liver safety of Lead[edit source]

There does not appear to be major liver toxicity from environmental lead exposure.

Trace Elements in Tissues and Biologic Systems[edit source]

Aluminum	Copper	Nickel
Antimony	Fluorine	Rubidium
Barium	Iodine	Selenium
Boron	Lead	Silver
Bromine	Lithium	Strontium
Cadmium	Manganese	Tin
Chromium	Mercury	Vanadium
Cobalt	Molybdenum	Zinc

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