LEAD

Lead-based paint could be hazardous to your health. Lead-based paint is a major source of lead poisoning for children and can also affect adults. In children, lead poisoning can cause irreversible brain damage and can impair mental functioning. It can retard mental and physical development and reduce attention span. It can also retard fetal development even at extremely low levels of lead. In adults, it can cause irritability, poor muscle coordination, and nerve damage to the sense organs and nerves controlling the body. Lead poisoning may also cause problems with reproduction. It may also increase blood pressure. Young children, infants, and adults with high blood pressure are the most vulnerable to the effects of lead... There are do-it-yourself kits available. However, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has not evaluated any of these kits. Many home test kits use sodium sulfide solution. This procedure requires you to place a drop of sodium sulfide solution on a paint..

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