Effects of Lead on Living Health

Lead is a soft heavy metal known for its many applications over the years. Since 5000 BC, it has been widely used in cables, pipelines, paints, and pesticides. Lead is one of the four metals most harmful to human health. It can enter the human body through food (65%), water (20%), and air (15%), causing devastating effects.

 

Foods such as fruits, vegetables, meats, grains, seafood, soft drinks, and wine may pose a significant risk of containing lead. Cigarette smoke also contains small amounts of lead.

 

Lead can enter drinking water through the corrosion of pipes. This is more likely when the water is slightly acidic. Therefore, public and private water treatment systems must adjust the pH levels of the water they serve to people.

 

Lead does not serve an essential function in the human body; it only causes harm after being ingested from food, air, or water.

 

Disruption of hemoglobin biosynthesis and anemia

Increased blood pressure

Kidney problems

Miscarriages and minor miscarriages

Nervous system problems

Brain damage

Weakness

Reduced male fertility due to sperm damage

Decreased learning abilities in children

Behavioral disorders in children such as aggression, impulsive behavior, and hyperactivity

Lead can pass to the fetus through the mother's placenta. Therefore, it can cause severe damage to the nervous system and the brains of unborn children.
 

For these reasons, our lead sheets are stored in special isolated covers after production. During installation, necessary precautions are taken to keep the risk at the lowest level. Careless contact with lead, drilling, cutting, or performing installation applications may cause significant problems in the future.

 

‘’ People who come into contact with lead should have blood tests conducted. ‘’