Ohio children found to outpace nation in elevated blood lead level
Stay-at-home orders triggered by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic caused children who live in older homes across the country — including Clark and Champaign counties — to be exposed even more to lead poisoning last year. The lockdown also prevented thousands of young people locally and nationwide from being screened for the toxic metal, and an […]
State sues over lead risks at South Side home
YOUNGSTOWN — The Ohio Department of Health has sued BSA Construction of Youngstown and its owner, Brian Benson of Parkwood Avenue, over lead-poisoning dangers involving a home at 356 E. Judson Ave. on the South Side. It’s been home to Big Momma Childcare, a 24-hour family child-care facility, since April. The day care is not […]
We’re Losing IQ Points ”: Lead Poisoning Crisis Among Children in the United States | Children’s Health
9-year-old Turokk Dow loves spelling, airplanes and basketball. He is learning to read and write in a third grade classroom. However, at the age of three, he suffers from extreme blood lead poisoning, with lead levels almost ten times higher than EPA’s behavioral levels, significantly exacerbating the already substantial challenges of his young life. As […]
Attorney general sues to vacate day care on Youngstown’s South Side for lead concerns
Dust samples collected during a 2017 inspection had lead levels nearly six to nine times higher than the EPA limit. The tenant began operating a day care there this year. But the lead was never properly removed, according to state records. YOUNGSTOWN — New court action from the Ohio attorney general alleges a South Side […]
Building Managers on the Hook for Lead Paint Safety Requirements
By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Nov 23, 2021 Enforcement and Inspection Updated: Nov 23, 2021 Property management companies (PMC) performing or offering to perform regulated renovations without EPA certification in pre-1978 housing or child-occupied facilities will be subject to stronger enforcement and compliance regulations of the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule in […]
Texas A&M Geochemist Identifies Sources Of Lead Poisoning In Children
Franco Marcantonio has successfully used isotope geochemistry to help find sources of lead poisoning in children with high blood lead levels. By John Sarao, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences NOVEMBER 19, 2021 SHARE Share Tweet 0SHARES Marcantonio and collaborators sampled the blood of infants and toddlers and several potential sources of lead in each […]
Lead poisoning concerns brought to Cleveland City Council in 1st public comment session
By Hannah Catlett Published: Oct. 5, 2021 at 9:15 PM EDT CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Residents are finally allowed to speak at Cleveland City Council meetings. Several citizens who took the podium Monday night voiced a long-standing concern about lead poisoning and its effects on Cleveland kids. 19 Investigates dug deeper to see where the city is […]
Lead Problems Persist in Cleveland Area Homes
Third R.I. landlord sued as AG Neronha pursues lead-paint violators
By Mary Serreze – Reporter, Providence Business Journal Nov 9, 2021 Updated Nov 10, 2021, 3:12pm EST Two local landlords and a real estate investment trust allegedly ignored repeated orders to clean up lead paint at their rental properties in Providence and Cranston — despite the fact that children living in the homes had tested positive for elevated blood lead […]
Protecting Our Children From Lead
The CDC recently revised its blood reference value for lead in children. Will this result in better protection of children from the adverse health effects of lead? Image courtesy of Thester11 on Wikimedia A recent article, “A new, lower threshold for lead poisoning in children means more kids will get tested – but the ultimate solution […]