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Show prepared to answer questions residents may have about the potential for exposure to lead and arsenic, the risks of such exposure, and how people can minimize the This sheet fact possibility DOES HOW of has been exposure. EXPOSURE TO LEAD AND OCCUR? ARSENIC occurring element that enters the human a variety of means, including leaded gasoline, household plumbing, and paint. For the -last decade, local, State, and Federal regulations have aimed at reducing human exposure to lead from such products because of lead's potential for negative health effects. Although arsenic is not intentionally used in consumer products anymore, it is still a naturally occurring element and, like lead, all of us are exposed Lead is a naturally environment through to low in the levels air, and water, food we eat. The greatest potential for human exposure to lead and arsenic from the Bingham Creek Site is through direct contact with contaminated soils, including dust. Such contact can occur through three main routes (or pathways of exposure) : Ingestion o in grown of contaminated soils, contaminated soils; o Inhalation of outdoor contaminated dust; or o Direct skin contact dust, household air or or vegetables containing with contaminated soils or dust. inhalation are the most common ways that people arsenic in excessive amounts. Swallowing lead or absorb soil may seem like an odd thing to do, but contaminated arsenic when exists the potential people do such things as smoke without first washing hands. sandwiches or eat cigarettes Ingestion and lead or Children also may ingest soils when they play outdoors and_put unwashed hands, toys, or other objects into their mouths. Children usually ingest only a tiny amount of soils at anyone but if the lead less than the size of an aspirin tablet time or-arsenic -content -of-the-soil is high enough, and-the -ingeston - - occurs frequently over exposure can result. WHAT ARE THE HEALTH a long enough period, EFFECTS OF LEAD AND a significant ARSENIC? --- Some copper and iron, are needed by the human amounts. Lead und arsenic, however, offer no known such metals, body- in small benefits to as human health. Not only are they biologically unnecessary, but they can cause harm when they are pr-es ent; above certain levels in the human body. Children are especially vulnerable to potential lead and arsenic contamination for three 2 |
