Many of us don’t have a good idea about lead pollution. It is a natural element found in water, soil and air. Today’s article will discuss how harmful lead pollution is and how it affects our body.
According to a study, about 3 crore children have been harmed due to lead pollution in our country. Lead is largely responsible for air pollution. Various products, including walls, are painted to look bright and shiny. Lead originates from this color.
Paints used in industry contain high levels of lead. Lead contamination also occurs in factories that deal with recycling, including electric batteries.
Lead can enter the human body through food. According to the data provided by the World Health Organization, if the amount of lead in the body of children is 3.5 micrograms per deciliter, their intellectual development will be hindered.
Exposure to lead can cause intellectual disabilities in children. Lead exposure is responsible for heart and kidney diseases. Lead attacks the baby’s nervous system.
Basically, children are the most affected by this. This can lead to behavioural problems in children. This adversely affects brain development in the long run.
It may even be responsible for later underdevelopment of intelligence and inability to concentrate in studies and antisocial activities. If you have excess lead in your body, you may experience problems such as stomach ache, constipation, fatigue, headache, discomfort, loss of appetite, hallucinations, pain in hands and feet, feeling weak.