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Lead Poison Attorneys
in Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Nassau County, and Suffolk County
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new report highlighting the dangers of lead poisoning amid concerns about imported toys containing lead. Both Mexico and China have been exporting toys to the United States and New York with high levels of lead in their paint.
The report warns that blood lead levels which are lower than the United States standard can cause lower IQs and other problems. In 1991 the CDC set a level of 10 mcg per deciliter of blood which quickly became the de facto standard of lead poisoning. In New York the Department of Health soon became involved with testing of apartments for lead poisoning and following poisoned children. Litigation arose and parents sued their landlords for poisoning their children with peeling lead paint. A common defense was that low levels of lead were not toxic. This defense is now in question.
This is the first time that the CDC has said that all levels of lead are important even those below 10 and under 20 mg per deciliter of blood. Generally speaking children with lead levels between 10 and 20 mcg per deciliter do not show obvious signs of lead poisoning .
Further information on the effects of lead and children can be found at:
* The National Lead Information Center by calling 1-800-424-LEAD (5323) or by visiting
http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/nlic.htm
* CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead
* EPA at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead/index.html
* HUD at http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead
If you or a loved one has lead poisoning questions in New York, please contact the lead poison attorneys at Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, serving clients in Nassau and Suffolk Counties and Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens, Staten Island and Westchester County
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Joseph Miklos
Silberstein, Awad & Miklos
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Garden City, New York 11523
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