Is there any danger from lead-based paints aside from eating the paint?

...primarily when people touch surfaces that have been painted with lead paint. Painted surfaces can include walls, floors, doors and window sills. As the lead paint ages, the deteriorating paint breaks down into paint flakes or dust.

This paint dust can infiltrate the air throughout a home causing the intake of lead into the lungs. Other methods of transfer include touching lead paint surfaces and then putting your fingers in your mouth, or walking through dust and transferring that dust to other parts of your body. Anyone who comes in contact with the dust runs the risk of a high concentration of lead.

Lead contamination in children can cause a variety of health problems, from headaches and hearing problems to brain damage and behavioral problems. In adults, being around too much lead paint can cause a wide range of medical conditions including high blood pressure, reproductive problems, memory loss, digestive ailments and joint & muscle pain. If your home was built before 1978, it ... more.

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