LEAD

1. LEAD

2. Atomic Number 82 • (highest amongst the stable elements) • Melting point: 600.61 K. Boiling point 2022 K. • Density: 11.34 g·cm−3 Post-Transition Metal • Tin • ↑ • Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth • ↓ • Ununquadium

3. Bluish white when recently cut. • Dull gray when exposed to air. • Shiny chrome silver when melted

4. Lead In History Symbol: Pb Oldest of the Metals

5. Roman Piping in Bath (AquaeSulis), England

6. Ammunition Paint Radiation shielding Diving Weights Wheel weights Recentuses of Lead

9. Lead accumulates in the brain, spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.

10. Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain lead or lead solder. • 7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the United States each year • Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities contains unhealthy levels of lead • 50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure

11. 30,000,000 Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries. “U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital televisions this year alone, sending their old lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely, overseas to China or India.” 8 Pounds of LEAD per SET

12. Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing countries.

13. People, especially children, are susceptible to lead poisoning

14. Acute lead poisoning associated with backyard lead smelting in Jamaica

15. Lead poisoning in aquatic birds

16. 56 tons into the air every year Small aircraft account for 29 percent of all lead emissions in the United States

17. 61% of the 33 lipsticks tested contained lead one third of the lipsticks tested exceeded the U.S. FDA safety standards

18. Including…

20. LEAD • Water • Air • Toys • Food Chain DEAD

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