Lead and Public Health: The Dangers for Children

by Erik Millstone

Lead is a serious and widespread poison in our environement and far too little has been done to protect public health. Lead causes serious damage to the mental development of young children at levels far below those recognized by the British government. Taking lead out of petrol dealt with only one relatively minor route through which we are exposed to lead. The most serious hazards arise from old leaded paint in our houses, schools, factories and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853834467
• ISBN13: 9781853834462
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Dimensions: 50.0" x 30.0"