Many things in our everyday lives put infants, children and adults in danger of lead poisoning.
Lead-based paint was used in many homes built before 1978. The older the home, the more likely that windows, cupboards, doors porches, and outdoors surfaces contain lead-based paint.
Children are most often poisoned by lead dust and lead paint in older homes. Lead dust can come from repairing areas with lead paint, opening and closing windows, and through normal wear and tear of painted areas. Lead dust settles to the floor and gets on children's hands and toys. it enters their bodies when they put their hands or toys into their mouths.
We now realize just how dangerous lead is. There are things you can do to keep your children safe from lead poisoning.