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Consumer Products and Lead Exposures: Vision for a Lead-Safe World. Incorporating the presentation given by Michelle Calvert at “Eliminating Childhood Lead Toxicity in Australia – A Little is Still Too Much” Forum at Macquarie University on 5th June 2012.
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Consumer Products and Lead Exposures: Vision for a Lead-Safe World Incorporating the presentation given by Michelle Calvert at “Eliminating Childhood Lead Toxicity in Australia – A Little is Still Too Much” Forum at Macquarie University on 5th June 2012. Presentation by Elizabeth O’Brien, President, The LEAD Group,
Lead levels and cause of death Lead levels and cause of death “A study published in the American Heart Association Journal “Circulation” tracked 13,946 adults for 12 years, comparing lead levels and cause of death. It found that those with a level between 3.6 µg/dL and 10 µg/dL were two and a half times more likely to die of a heart attack than those with very low levels [under 1.9 µg/dL], 89% more likely to die of stroke, and 55% more likely to die of cardiovascular disease.”
Standards for lead in consumer products, in food and drinking water and ‘environmental media’, will also need to be made more stringent.
Lead levels permitted in all products and the action levels for lead abatement have to become more stringent. All these lead sources need more stringent legislation
Consumer products containing lead generally affect people of all ages
Sumerians used leaded lipstick and eye makeup SumerianMakeup Box Depiction of a Sumerian woman applying makeup
Well-to-do Romans added lead to wine Leaded pewter consumer products old and new
In 1828, Goya also likely died of lead poisoning Goya: Saturn devouring one of his Children
Men and their white-skinned prostitutes in a late 19th century French brothel. [Scene from the 2011 movie L'Appollonide(Souvenirs de la Maison Close), known in English as House of Tolerance, directed by France's Bertrand Bonello. [ http://eyeswiredopen.blogspot.com.au/ ]
Poster advertising “Ethyl”: i.e. Tetra Ethyl Lead (TEL) containing gasoline Standard Oil Refinery, ‘House of Butterflies’ in Bayway, New Jersey, 1924. Petrol “ With Ethyl”; TEL, anti-knock compound
Leaded petrol phase out saves over US$2.4 trillion “A comprehensive study has confirmed that the phase out of leaded petrol contributes US$2.4 trillion (4% global GDP) to the global economy; this monetary saving is calculated by measuring social benefits such as heightened IQ levels and reduced criminality, as well as health savings from afflictions such as cardiovascular disease. This global effort to end the use of leaded petrol also translates to 1.2 million fewer deaths per year.” [Reference: http://www.unep.org/transport/PCFV/news/hatfield.asp ] ]
Perth Declaration for the Global Reduction of Childhood Lead Exposure
Lead as a colorant or to add weight to food Leaded turmeric Leaded kohl eye make-up NEWS headlines! Lead laced Marijuana producing sociopaths?
A child disassembles a spent truck battery on the sidewalk Hazardous battery recycling on the streets of New Delhi. A child disassembles a spent truck battery on the sidewalk to sell lead to unregistered recycling units. [ www.okinternational.org/ ]
Lead in paint Leaded house paint – still available for purchase today by 2.5 billion earthlings
Control of lead in children’s consumer products photo of leaded toy tortoise that one of our volunteers purchased in India Indian made lead containing charm toys
RECALLED PRODUCTS (US) Leaded painted Piggyback Girls dresses with leaded beads Leaded Bracelets Leaded tea glasses Furniture sold with leaded paint
Heart-shaped charm which caused a child lead poisoning death in the US
Other consumer products and waste and recycling Bullet Disintegrating in Flight
The Green Machine Green Machine collects lead bullets from shooting ranges for recycling
European legislation is leading the push for lead-free electronics and electrical appliances Leaded PVC copper cable recycling in Ghana Each CRT contains 8 kg of lead
Warning regulations are also essential for some non-leaded products which can be used to create lead hazards
Global lead use in: 1990’s Today more than 80% of world lead is in batteries, and the trend is towards 100%
‘Subsport’ is a database of substitutes for various chemicals, including 451 lead-based chemicals. http://www.subsport.eu/
ARA (soon to be renamed Enirgi Metals) at Alexandria Renewed Metals Technology (RMT) plant at Wagga Wagga RMT at Wagga WAgga
The Environmental Cost of One car page 10 of the Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday, August 3rd 1993
Oil production has already peaked in non-OPEC, non-former Soviet Union countries This graph shows that oil production has already peaked in non-OPEC, non-former Soviet Union countries.
