| Although residential use of lead-based
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| | • Inability to concentrate
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| paint was banned in 1978, nearly one
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| | • Digestive problems
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| million children under the age of six in
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| | • Severe abdominal pain
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| the U.S. have lead poisoning today. About
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| | • Neurological disorders
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| 12.5 million houses constructed before
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| | • Muscle and joint pain
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| the ban contained lead-based paint. Lead
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| | • Damage to the reproductive system
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| exposure can poison adults, but children
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| | • Cataracts
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| are at a much higher risk.
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| | Symptoms
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| Lead poisoning in children
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| | The symptoms of lead poisoning can point
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| Very young children have a double whammy
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| | to a host of problems making them very
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| when it comes to lead. They are more
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| | misleading. Typically symptoms do not
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| likely to get lead poisoning because they
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| | appear until lead levels are dangerously
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| ingest their environments. They put
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| | high and damage has already been done.
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| everything in their mouths and they touch
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| | Symptoms of lead poisoning include:
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| everything around them and then put their
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| | • Lethargy
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| fingers in their mouths. Children exposed
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| | • Irritability
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| to lead suffer more harm than adults.
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| | • Abdominal pain
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| Lead poisoning in children can cause:
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| | • Vomiting
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| • Learning disabilities
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| | • Constipation
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| • Language and speech problems
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| | • Loss of appetite
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| • Neurological damage
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| | • Weight loss
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| • Hearing damage
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| | • Anemia
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| • Poor muscle coordination
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| | Who is responsible for lead poisoning?
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| • Decreased bone and muscle growth
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| | Narrowing down the responsible parties
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| • Damage to internal organs
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| | can be very difficult. In most cases
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| • Behavioral problems
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| | manufacturers of lead-based paint are to
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| • Seizures
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| | blame, and it can be very hard to figure
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| • Death
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| | out who made the paint that caused the
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| Lead poisoning in adults
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| | problem. When products cause harm, but
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| Children are at a greater risk, but lead
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| | the harm cannot be specifically traced
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| poisoning is still very serious for
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| | from the victim to a single manufacturer,
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| adults, and can be fatal. Lead poisoning
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| | market-share liability can be the means
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| in adults can cause:
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| | to compensation. Market-share liability
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| • High blood pressure
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| | holds all manufacturers responsible for
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| • Fatigue
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| | harm in direct proportion to their share
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| • Memory loss
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| | of the market for the product.
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