Sunday 17 April 2011

Lead- Hallowell & Oostrom

Picture: http://kidshealth.org/parent//medical/brain/lead_poisoning.html



About lead poisoning
Lead poisoning is most harmful to young children and even unborn babies. It can cause serious health problems. Lead is toxic to everyone but more commonly found in younger people because their bodies are absorbing and retaining nutrients therefore lead is absorbed just as much as other nutrients. In the United States 310, 000 1-5 year olds were found to have unsafe lead levels in their blood.
What products have been found with lead?
BATTERIES
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
PAINT, a lot of houses built be for 1978 have lead-based paint, it was banned in 1978, these paints can be found inside and outside of any kind of house
SOILS, around the house, soil absorbs fumes such as gas from cars, which some contain lead
HOUSEHOLD DUST, picks up lead from old paints or from soil
DRINKING WATER, some plumbing contains lead, like old pipes
JOB, if you work with lead you may bring it home and expose your family
OLD PAINTED TOYS AND FURNITURE
FOOD AND LIQUIDS
LEAD SMELTERS
HOBBIES, making pottery, or stain glass, or refinishing furniture
Picture:http://www.faqs.org/health/images/uchr_08_img0833.jpg
Physical Properties Colour:





light grey, grey to a slight bluish grey colour
Transparency: opaque
Luster:metallic
Density: 11.3
Malleable
Shiny but can rust then it is dull
Chemical Properties
Melting Point: 327.4degrees C


Boiling Point: 2013K degrees C
Lead is not flammable


Lead is not Corrosive











Effects of Long Term Lead Poisoning
Lead Poisoning can lead to a variety of problems such as:
-decreased muscle and bone growth
-poor muscle coordination
-damage to the kidneys
-hearing and nervous system
-speech and language problems
-developmental delay
-seizures and unconsciousness
The Chemical formula for lead is 207 2,4
Pb
82
Resources
http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/lead_poisoning.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/articale/002473.htm
http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/L-P/Lead.html

Videos about lead-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jfvPYgWrEE
http://www.videojug.com/film/fresh-air-for-pet-owners
http://www.5min.com/Video/Testing-for-Lead-in-Your-Drinking-Water-142812847
http://www.5min.com/Video/Testing-for-Lead-Paint-in-Your-Home-142812914

Article Links-
http://www.leadpoisoningnews.com/
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/08/19/chronic.lead.poisoning.urban.soils
http://www.naturalnews.com/lead_poisoning.html



















Posted by at

23 comments:

  1. Polingo19 April 2011 at 11:40

    is it as harmful in older people as it is in young people ?

    ReplyDelete
  2. Sarah loves Bryanna ;P19 April 2011 at 11:48

    no its more harmfull to young children because younger people aare absorbing nutrience so it there mother has a high amount of lead poisoning then the baby will be very likley to receve lead poising as well

    ReplyDelete
  3. alistair19 April 2011 at 13:15

    i think that some old schools at the present have been suffering from issues of water poisoning, because the water pipes were soldered with lead based solder, and so the students would suffer from severe stomach aches.

    ReplyDelete
  4. grunley24 April 2011 at 14:46

    how is lead absorbed into young children?

    ReplyDelete
  5. Sarah loves Bryanna ;P27 April 2011 at 14:47

    if there mother has a high amount of lead in her system the baby will allso get a high level of lead and in there smaller body it is more harmfull to them

    ReplyDelete
  6. grunley27 April 2011 at 18:18

    how long does it usually take for a person that has been exposed to a high amount of lead to feel the effects?

    ReplyDelete
  7. McLovin28 April 2011 at 10:13

    very colorful

    ReplyDelete
  8. taytaymaremare28 April 2011 at 10:32

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Helena& Taylor Klassen30 April 2011 at 13:46

    nice picture choices
    taylor k.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Sarah loves Bryanna ;P1 May 2011 at 05:08

    Has Videos of lead poisoning stmtoms and other information about lead

    http://www.ehow.com/lead-poisoning/



    Explaines how to treat lead

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lead-poisoning/FL00068/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs

    ReplyDelete
  11. Sarah loves Bryanna ;P1 May 2011 at 05:31

    *symtoms

    ReplyDelete
  12. spaghettified :)1 May 2011 at 13:26

    very colourful, but my question is how do you know when you have lead paint in your house?

    ReplyDelete
  13. spaghettified :)1 May 2011 at 13:27

    - alyssa

    ReplyDelete
  14. spaghettified :)1 May 2011 at 13:56

    Very good, I like the pictures and colours and it looks very well put together. You might want to use spell check on a few things though. -victoria r

    ReplyDelete
  15. Rachel Sawatzky1 May 2011 at 15:39

    Wow that was crazy, I never knew that lead was so bad for people, young and old. It really puts on this absurd perspective.
    -Michelle

    ReplyDelete
  16. grunley2 May 2011 at 13:44

    the question about how long it takes for a person to feel the effects of lead poisoning.. that wass viiicG.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Sarah loves Bryanna ;P2 May 2011 at 14:01

    befor the 1970's paints contained lead so if you live in an older house which has not been painted recently or even if it was painted the older paints may contain lead in it

    ReplyDelete
  18. Courtney- Taylor.B2 May 2011 at 14:20

    Very nice pictures! Question: how long would it take to KNOW when you have lead poisoning? Question: How long after you have recently come incontacted with lead would you feel the effects of lead poisoning? - Taylor Bridgman.

    ReplyDelete
  19. NaomiWall2 May 2011 at 14:35

    I like the colours, but you really should check your grammar and spelling.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Rachel Sawatzky2 May 2011 at 17:38

    what are the effects of lead on older people?

    ReplyDelete
  21. McLovin2 May 2011 at 20:05

    ^ Ross

    ReplyDelete
  22. taytaymaremare3 May 2011 at 05:48

    Taylor L:Wow, you sure have a lot of links lol. I was wondering how can you treat it if you have lead poisoning?

    ReplyDelete
  23. Helena& Taylor Klassen3 May 2011 at 09:04

    It is very colourful. Is lead deadly? -Helena

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)