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Why might a buyer be concerned about lead poisoning?

April 26, 2017buyer concerned lead poisoning

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Why might a buyer be concerned about lead poisoning?

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Once lead is ingested and enters the blood, it can damage the central nervous system, causing mental retardation and physical damage. Children and pregnant women are especially vulnerable to these consequences. Consequences are serious enough that state law requires doctors and laboratories to report all children with elevated lead in their blood.