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Between one and a half to two million children under the age of sixone out of eleven American preschoolershave elevated levels of lead in their blood, a condition that can cause damage to their developing brains, resulting in learning disabilities, behavior problems, and decreased IQs. A severe problem that affects not only children from our poorest neighborhoods but also those from many middle- and upper-income families, lead poisoning is most often caused by the lead-based paint that is present on walls, woodwork and facades of 75 per cent of all American homes built before 198957 million US home and apartments. Getting the Lead Out: The Complete Resource on How to Prevent and Cope with Lead Poisoning is the first comprehensive, action-oriented book on this compelling health issue. It defines and elaborates on the major sources of lead in the home and environment, medical concerns, prevention strategies, and techniques for controlling lead hazards, while offering advice to parents and homeowners on where to turn should their childrenor homebe found to have high lead levels.
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Between one and a half to two million children under the age of six--one out of eleven American preschoolers--have elevated levels of lead in their blood, a condition that can cause damage to their developing brains, resulting in learning disabilities, behavior problems, and decreased IQs. A severe problem that affects not only children from our poorest neighborhoods but also those from many middle- and upper-income families, lead poisoning is most often caused by the lead-based paint that is present on walls, woodwork and facades of 75% of all American homes built before 1989--57 million US home and apartments."Getting the Lead Out: The Complete Resource on How to Prevent and Cope with Lead Poisoning "is the first comprehensive, action-oriented book on this compelling health issue. It defines and elaborates on the major sources of lead in the home and environment, medical concerns, prevention strategies, and techniques for controlling lead hazards, while offering advice to parents and homeowners on where to turn should their children--or home--be found to have high lead levels.
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- EditorialDa Capo Press Inc
- Año de publicación1997
- ISBN 10 0306455250
- ISBN 13 9780306455254
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- IdiomaInglés
- Número de páginas263
EUR 16,80
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Getting the Lead Out : The Complete Resource on How to Prevent and Cope with Lead Poisoning
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Hachette Books, 1997
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Getting The Lead Out: The Complete Resource on How to Prevent and Cope with Lead Poisoning
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Plenum Trade, U.S.A., 1997
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