Lead poisoning can cause devastating damage to a child's brain, kidneys, and central nervous system.
Children affected by it suffer behavioral problems, memory loss, and stunted development. To a child and his or her parents, lead in the home is invisible. Most families don't even know that their homes are contaminated before the damage is done. Children with lead poisoning require expensive long-term care and special education. And they are forever deprived of the potential they were born with.