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- Lead poisoning - World Health Organization (WHO)
Lead is a naturally occurring toxic metal found in the Earth’s crust Its widespread use has resulted in extensive environmental contamination, human exposure and significant public health problems in many parts of the world
- Chemical safety: Lead poisoning
Environmental contamination can lead to ingestion and inhalation of lead and its compounds Most cases of oral lead poisoning result from small amounts of lead-containing material, such as contaminated dust or soil or flakes of lead paint Inhalation of lead as fumes or particles is a major occupational route of exposure
- 铅中毒 - World Health Organization (WHO)
重要事实 铅暴露会影响身体多个系统，对幼童和育龄妇女的危害尤其严重。 铅分布在大脑、肝脏、肾脏和骨骼中。它可在牙齿和骨骼中储存下来，随着时间不断累积。人类的暴露程度通常通过测量血铅加以估测。 2021年，主要由于心血管疾病，全球共有150多万人死于铅暴露。 骨骼中的铅可在怀孕
- Guideline for clinical management of exposure to lead
The purpose of the WHO Guideline for clinical management of exposure to lead is to assist physicians in making decisions about the diagnosis and treatment of lead exposure for individual patients and in mass poisoning incidents
- International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2025
The thirteenth International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) will take place from 19-25 October 2025 The focus of this year’s campaign “No safe level: act now to end lead exposure” reminds us of the unacceptable risks of lead exposure and the need for action to protect children's health The campaign builds on the success in banning the use of lead in petrol and the progress
- Global call to action on lead poisoning prevention
Next week, 20–26 October 2024, marks the start of the twelfth annual International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week with over 50 events being held in countries around the world This year’s theme is Bright Futures Begin Lead Free, and WHO and partners are raising the alarm on the urgent need to address global lead exposure and its permanent and devastating effects on child health
- Almost 1 million people die every year due to lead poisoning, with more . . .
Each year, an estimated 1 million people, die from lead poisoning Millions more, many of them children, are exposed to low levels of lead causing lifelong health problems, including anaemia, hypertension, immunotoxicity and toxicity to the reproductive organs
- Chemical Safety and Health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Lead is a toxic metal whose widespread use has caused extensive environmental contamination and health problems in many parts of the world It is a cumulative toxicant that affects multiple body systems, including the neurologic, hematologic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and renal systems Children are particularly vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of lead, and even relatively low
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