Why is lead harmful- When Lead is exoposed either being enhaled, Swallowed or absorbed through the skin it can act as a poison! If you are exposed to high levels of lead threw out a short period of time something called acute toxicity happends. If you have small amounts of lead over a long period of time its called chronic toxicity. Both are not good to have. It harmful because once it enters the humans body it is distributed threwout the body . Once it get into the bloodstream it can damage red blood cells and limit the ability for them to carry oxygen to the organs and tissues it needs. Most lead ends up in your bone where it creates so many other problems cause the calcium that the bone cant get in cause of the lead.
Protecting your family ! - You wanna make sure your family is safe and to do that you can make sure your house is lead free ! First you get your local health department to have your home evaluate for lead sources and get your kids tested for lead exposuren espicially if they are 6 mounths - 3 years of age cause kids this age spend a lot of time on the ground trying to put things in their mouths. Some things to look out for is old plumbing (old plumbing might be lined with lead in home built befor 1970) Keep your homend your family clean! ( make sure hands are washed and wash toys a lot) Ensure that iron and calcium are in your diets! (if your exposed to lead a diet with a lot of calcium and iron will protect you)
Treatment's are diffrent for every level of lead poisoning. A level 10 just neads some screening and examining for 3-4 weeks. levels 15-19 needs to go to screening and examining too but longer but high levels like 45 or aboveneed to go to the emergency room asap.
Opinion - our opinion on lead is that we should use graphite in products which still contain lead (like we use in pencils now) because it is less harmfull. We should also get ride of anypaints in old houses which still may contain lead.
Pictures-baby- http://news-wurlthy.blogspot.com/2010/09/mass-landlord-fines-85k-lead-paint.html
Protecting your family ! - You wanna make sure your family is safe and to do that you can make sure your house is lead free ! First you get your local health department to have your home evaluate for lead sources and get your kids tested for lead exposuren espicially if they are 6 mounths - 3 years of age cause kids this age spend a lot of time on the ground trying to put things in their mouths. Some things to look out for is old plumbing (old plumbing might be lined with lead in home built befor 1970) Keep your homend your family clean! ( make sure hands are washed and wash toys a lot) Ensure that iron and calcium are in your diets! (if your exposed to lead a diet with a lot of calcium and iron will protect you)
Treatment's are diffrent for every level of lead poisoning. A level 10 just neads some screening and examining for 3-4 weeks. levels 15-19 needs to go to screening and examining too but longer but high levels like 45 or aboveneed to go to the emergency room asap.
Opinion - our opinion on lead is that we should use graphite in products which still contain lead (like we use in pencils now) because it is less harmfull. We should also get ride of anypaints in old houses which still may contain lead.
Pictures-baby- http://news-wurlthy.blogspot.com/2010/09/mass-landlord-fines-85k-lead-paint.html
needs more pictures but good explanation
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ReplyDeleteNice bright colors, but you need your resources and citations after your paragraphs.
ReplyDeleteShelley- What Products are lead found in?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the Chemical formula? -Connor
ReplyDeleteThe chemical formula and what probucts lead is found in is on our other blog
ReplyDeletenice job on the pictures very colourful - alyssa
ReplyDeleteHow can you tell if you have lead poisoning?- angeleeno
ReplyDeleteIt's very colourful and it looks nice, however I would check over the grammar and spelling to make sure that it is all correct. Incorrect spelling and grammar makes it a bit confusing to read.
ReplyDeleteLOVE THE COLORS :-) great info
ReplyDeleteare children more prone to getting lead poisoning?
children are not necessarily more likely to get lead poisoning but it is more harmfull to there little growing bodies
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