| The Center of Environmental Health
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| | of lead
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| California (CEHCA) recently
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| | in their blood.Nearly half a million
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| released a report
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| | children living in the United States
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| finding very high levels of lead in
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| | have
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| children's
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| | blood lead levels high enough to cause
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| soft vinyl lunchboxes.Lead is a
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| | irreversible damage
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| toxic poison. Even the smallest amount
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| | to their health. Here
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| can be harmful,
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| | are some key symptoms of lead poisoning
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| especially in children.
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| | to
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| Children's bodies absorb more lead
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| | watch for:
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| than adults
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| and are therefore at a higher
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| | Stomachaches Depression
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| risk.Initial independent laboratory
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| | High blood
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| testing commissioned by CEHCA
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| | pressure
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| found 17 lunchboxes
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| | Anemia
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| with high lead levels -- anywhere from
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| | Fatigue
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| 2-90
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| | Liver
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| times the legal limit! CEHCA is still
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| | kidney damage
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| testing and has
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| | Osteoporosis
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| not yet included testing hard
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| plastic or metal lunchboxes.The highest
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| | Paralysis
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| lead level found so far is the Anaconda
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| | Blindness
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| lunchbox
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| (by Targus International) which tested
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| | Mental retardation
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| at 56,400 parts per
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| | Constipation
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| million of lead. That's 90
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| | Diarrhea
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| times the
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| | Aggressiveness
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| 600 parts per million legal limit for
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| lead in children's paint.Most of the lead
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| | Muscle pain/weakness
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| is found in the lining of the lunch
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| boxes,
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| where lead comes in direct contact with
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| | Weight loss
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| your child's food.
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| | Learning disabilities
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| Simply handling the
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| lunchboxes just before eating can expose
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| | Decreased metabolism
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| your
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| | Anxiousness
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| kids.Lead was also discovered on the
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| surface of the lunchboxes.
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| | Convulsions
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| Lara Cushing,
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| Research Director for CEHCA says "It's
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| | Even death with chronic exposure
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| not bound
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| up in the plastic. It's sloughing off. It
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| | Poor appetite
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| can come
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| | Hyperactivity
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| off on your hands. It can rub off on
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| |
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| your food."CEHCA believes lead has been
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| | Headaches
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| intentionally added to the vinyl
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| (PVC) plastic
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| | Coma
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| as either a stabilizing agent or
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| | Death
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| pigment.The CEHCA has filed lawsuits
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| against the makers
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| | If your child has any of these symptoms,
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| /retailers of
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| | check with your
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| these soft vinyl lunchboxes. Here is a
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| | doctor about having their blood
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| | lead levels checked.Lead In Our Homes,
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| partial list of the manufacturers:Toys R
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| | Offices, Parks and PlaygroundsLead is a
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| UsWarner BrothersDC ComicsTime
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| | soft, heavy, blue-gray metal that occurs
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| WarnerWalgreensThese themed lunchboxes
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| | naturally
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| should be avoided:
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| | in the earth's crust.In most cases
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|
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| | lead is released into our atmosphere
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|
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| | through
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| Angela Anaconda
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| | our burning of fossil fuels, mining,
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| Superman
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| | and factory manufacturing.Although some
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| Tweety
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| | lead compounds can be altered by
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|
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| | sunlight,
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|
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| | air and water, lead does NOT break
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| Power Puff Girls
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| | down.
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| Hantaro
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| | Lead, once airborne, can also travel long
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|
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| It is impossible to tell by appearance
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| | distances before settling into the
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| if a vinyl lunchbox
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| | ground.80% of homes built before 1978
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| contains these high
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| | used lead-based paintsOur children can
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| levels of lead. CEHCA therefore advises
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| | easily be exposed to lead by ingesting
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| parents
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| | lead-based
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| to avoid lunchboxes altogether and use
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| | paint chips or playing in
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| cloth or paper
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| | contaminated soil. Lead has been
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| bags instead.CEHCA Executive
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| | found on at
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| Director Michael Green wants
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| | least 1,026 of the 1,467 National
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| manufacturers
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| | Priorities List
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| to recall their soft vinyl
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| | sites identified by the
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| lunchboxes "to take action
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| | Environmental Protection Agency
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| to eliminate lead from
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| | (EPA).According to the CDC 80% of US
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| their products in the future."CEHCA
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| | homes built before 1978 can
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| advises purchasing a lead-test kit.
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| | contain lead based
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| Sixwise recommends
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| | paint. Lead is still found in ammunition,
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| either PACE's Lead Alert or
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| | some
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| Leadcheck (which can be bought
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| | batteries, as well as medical and
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| online at
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| | scientific equipment.In the last 20
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| leadcheck.com). Both are around $15, come
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| | years, the US has removed lead from
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| with instructions
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| | gasoline,
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| and will give you peace of
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| | paints, and many other products.
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| mind.If the lunchbox tests positive,
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| | Though these are critical
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| discontinue use and send
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| | changes, lead
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| it to CEHCA. They'll add
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| | remains in the environment ... and even
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| your contaminated lunchbox to their
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| | in
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| | seemingly innocent products like
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| investigation.Symptoms of Lead
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