It's time to hold the lead paint manufacturers accountable for contaminating more than half of all US houses and apartments. Lead poisoning is a preventable but potentially devastating disease that affects about 4.4 percent of American preschoolers, or 890,000 American children. Low-income children and children of color are at many times higher risk. Most children are poisoned in their own homes by lead dust from chipping and peeling paint or home improvement projects that stir up lead dust. Lead poisoning can cause permanent damage to a child's nervous system, including IQ loss, learning disabilities, and behavior problems.
Lead poisoning is the nation's number one environmental health threat to children.
Childhood Lead Poisoning is a nonprofit, public interest organization committed to protecting all children from lead poisoning.