LEAD

Lead is a soft, blue-gray metal.
Lead occurs naturally, but much of its presence in the environment stems from its historic use in paint and gasoline and from ongoing or historic mining and commercial operations.

FACTS...
Lead is a chemical element in the carbon group
Symbol Pb and atomic number 82.

POISONOUS FACTS

• lead can be extrely dangerous
• if inhaled it could cause;
• lung problems, heart problems
• if with child can cause birth deffects

Inorganic lead;

The lead found in old paint, soil, and various products described below is inorganic lead.

Organic form;
Leaded gasoline contained organic lead before it was burned; however, since the elimination of lead from gasoline in the U.S. startin in 1976, exposure to organic lead is generally limited to an