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Lead Poisoning A Silent Threat to Health

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/lead-poisoning-and-health

 

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A man melts Lead metallic wastes use in the production of cooking pots, at a recycling warehouse in Koumassi, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Child playing with toys, risk of lead poisening

Health Effects of Lead Exposure

Paint - lead

The cost of Lead

It’s not just damaging for individuals. It also comes at a large economic cost for society at large. Impacts on brain development, cognitive function, and productivity affect a country’s output and earning potential.

Researchers estimate that in some countries, the costs of Lead exposure are equivalent to as much as 6% of GDP. The cost of the problem is large because the numbers affected are too: figures compiled by UNICEF, Pure Earth, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, and the World Health Organization estimates that Lead poisoning affects around every third child in the world.

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