Of course, lead problems are found in every American community. As a back drop to all of this, just about everyone now agrees that lead can make people very ill. While anyone can become injured, children and the unborn seem to be most at risk. According to some scientists, and I believe this to be generally recognized, lead exposure can lead to brain damage and central nervous system damage. Children with learning problems in some instances may also have been exposed to lead and other symptoms can also be connected to lead poisoning.
Lead poisoning is a very large problem in the United States.
Many communities have lead abatement programs. Lead paint, which has not be used for many years, has been a big culprit. But, it is not the only culprit. According to the EPA, lead poisoning adversely affects approximately one million children per year in the United States. This means that even though we have been aware of the lead danger for over a decade,the problem has by no means, no means at all, disappeared.