Lead-based Exposure Health Risks

Symptoms of Lead Poisoning

1. Vision Some Blindness of part of the visual fields and a chance of Hallucinations

2. Hearing Loss

3. Your Mouth has an unusual taste. Some have slurred speech or blue lines along the gum.

4. Lead may Cause Kidney Failure.

5. Neuromuscular problems cause Tremors and pain, delayed reaction times, loss of coordination, convulsions, weakness, and seizures.

6. If trying to have a child, lead can cause reproductive dysfunction of sperm in men and complications in females.

7. Some Effects on the Brain and central nervous system are insomnia, loss of appetite, decreased libido, depression, irritability, cognitive deficits, memory loss, headaches, personality changes, delirium, and coma.

8. Blood Anemia may also apply.

9. The body can also experience Abdomen pain, nausea, diarrhea, or constipation.

10. Extremities to the wrist and foot drop, pain, and tingling.

11. Skin will have Pallor and or lividity.

12. Some general problems are Malaise, Fatigue, or weight loss.

13. Lead is stored in bones like calcium for about 15 to 20 years. It is then re-released into the bloodstream.

Protect Your Tenants and Pets   

If your dog or animal sniffs the ground all day and sits in lead-based paint dust and a child touches it and later eats or breathes it. The child has a chance of being poisoned.

Dogs, cats, and other pets are not immune to lead poisoning. You can get them tested. We prefer getting  EPA Trained in cleaning for lead dust.