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Speaker: Moving on to lead. So lead poisoning in children can cause serious problems with growth and mental development. Younger kids are especially susceptible because of their crawling and mouthing behaviors like putting objects in their mouths. High lead levels have been associated with negative effects on development and cognitive ability. So lower IQ, learning and behavioral disabilities, ADHD, and behavioral disturbances.
Speaker: Now, common exposures of lead can include it can be in the air in certain places in greater amounts. Water could be contaminated in some places. It may be present in some soils, especially in regions of the world where they used to use lead in the gasoline used to be used there. So it's been phased out since I think the 70s, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't remain the environment afterwards.
Speaker: Certain building products, paint, varnish and similar products like that can have lead. Coal burning for energy is another source of exposure and basically heavy industry is a big source of exposure or release of lead into the environment.
