what is lead poisoning
Lead poisoning (also known as plumbism, colica pictorum, saturnism, Devon colic, or painter's colic) is a type of metal poisoning and a medical condition in humans and other vertebrates caused by increased levels of the heavy metal lead in the body.he Centers for Disease Control (US) has set the standard elevated blood lead level for adults to be 10 Âµg/dl of the whole blood. For children the number is set much lower at 5 Âµg/dl of blood as of 2012 down from a previous 10 Âµg/dl. Children are especially prone to the health effects of lead.