Why is lead paint dangerous?
Lead in our living areas and our food chain is due to an industrial environment, not to natural processes. Our bodies are not designed to process lead and therefore it is a poison. It has no biological use in the human body, even in trace amounts. When introduced into the body by ingestion or inhalation, the lead pigments are separated and the body is fooled into accept- accepting them as normal, healthy elements like calcium and iron. The lead pigment then changes form and becomes an improper part of the body’s biochemistry, inhibiting the ability of various body organs to perform their normal function. Often cells die and are not replaced, and the entire body deteriorates. It is not possible for the body to rid itself of all the lead that has entered it; lead will remain stored in the bones for decades beyond the initial exposure period. The total amount of lead stored in the body is often termed the “body burden”. With exposure or re-exposure to lead paint/dust, the amount of this b
