Lead and Public Health: The Dangers for Children - Softcover

Millstone, Erik

9781853833113: Lead and Public Health: The Dangers for Children

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853833118 ISBN 13: 9781853833113

Publisher: Earthscan Ltd, 1997

Lead is a serious and widespread poison in our environement and far too little has been done to protect public health. Lead causes serious damage to the mental development of young children at levels far below those recognised by the British government. Taking lead out of petrol dealt with only one relatively minor route through which we are exposed to lead. The most serious hazards arise from old leaded paint in our houses, schools, factories and offices, and in our drinking water from old lead pipes. This text offers a guide fo all those concerned about the damage that lead in pipes, paint and batteries can cause. It is an account of the medical implications and practical importance of this issue.

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About the Author:

Erik Millstone is a Senior Lecturer in the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex.

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