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W O R R I E D a b o u t L E A D ?


E v e n in C a n a d a , th e h ig h ly to x ic m e ta l le a d c a n b e fo u n d in o u r a ir, s o il, fo o d a n d d rin k in g w a te r. It c a n e v e n b e fo u n d in c o m m o n h o u s e h o ld d u s t. U n fo rtu n a te ly , th is m e a n s w e ’re a ll e x p o s e d to lo w le v e ls o f le a d e v e ry d a y .


U s e d to p ro d u c e m a n y c o n s u m e r p ro d u c ts lik e p ip e s , c a r p a rts , e le c tro n ic s a n d b a tte rie s , e x p o s u re to le a d c a n c a u s e m a n y h a rm fu l h e a lth e ffe c ts , e s p e c ia lly to y o u r b ra in , n e rv o u s s y s te m , b lo o d s y s te m a n d k id n e y s . T h e ris k s a re g re a te r fo r c h ild re n b e c a u s e th e ir g ro w in g b o d ie s a re s till d e v e lo p in g a n d a b s o rb le a d m o re e a s ily . P re g n a n t p e o p le m u s t a ls o b e c a re fu l, a s le a d c a n p a s s th ro u g h th e p la c e n ta .


A lth o u g h e v e ry o n e is e x p o s e d to lo w le v e ls o f le a d , th e re a re a fe w th in g s y o u c a n d o to fu rth e r re d u c e e x p o s u re .


C le a n y o u r h o m e re g u la rly to re m o v e d u s t a n d p a rtic le s th a t m a y c o n ta in le a d . T h is is e s p e c ia lly im p o rta n t fo r s u rfa c e s th a t y o u n g c h ild re n m ig h t to u c h o fte n .


F in d o u t if th e p lu m b in g o r p a in t in y o u r h o m e c o n ta in s le a d .


D o n o t k e e p fo o d o r d rin k s in le a d c ry s ta l c o n ta in e rs fo r a n y le n g th o f tim e . D o n o t s e rv e p re g n a n t p e o p le o r c h ild re n d rin k s in c ry s ta l g la s s e s . B a b ie s s h o u ld n e v e r d rin k fro m le a d c ry s ta l.


If y o u o w n g la z e d g la s s o r c e ra m ic d is h e s b o u g h t o u ts id e th e c o u n try , d o n o t u s e th e m fo r s e rv in g fo o d o r d rin k s . T h e y m a y c o n ta in h ig h e r le v e ls o f le a d th a n a re a llo w e d h e re in C a n a d a .


If y o u h a v e c h ild re n s ix y e a rs o f a g e o r u n d e r, re m o v e a n y h o riz o n ta l P V C (p la s tic ) m in i-b lin d s m a d e in A s ia o r M e x ic o .


D is c o u ra g e c h ild re n fro m p u ttin g th in g s in to th e ir m o u th s u n le s s th e y a re in te n d e d to b e p u t th e re , lik e fo o d a n d p a c ifi e rs .


D o n o t g iv e y o u n g c h ild re n je w e lry to w e a r o r p la y w ith ; it m a y c o n ta in le a d o r o th e r h e a v y m e ta ls .


N e v e r b u rn w a s te o il, c o lo u re d n e w s p rin t, b a tte ry c a s in g s o r w o o d c o v e re d w ith le a d p a in t in o r n e a r y o u r h o m e , b e c a u s e le a d fu m e s m a y b e re le a s e d . D is p o s e o f th e s e ite m s th ro u g h y o u r c ity o r to w n 's h a z a rd o u s w a s te p ro g ra m .


If y o u u s e le a d s o ld e r in a h o b b y (lik e m a k in g s ta in e d g la s s ), u s e a g o o d -q u a lity b re a th in g m a s k , k e e p s u rfa c e s c le a n , a n d k e e p c h ild re n a n d p re g n a n t p e o p le o u t o f th e a re a . W a s h h a n d s a fte r h a n d lin g le a d s o ld e r.


A v o id e a tin g w ild g a m e th a t h a s b e e n s h o t w ith le a d b u lle ts . U s e n o n -le a d b u lle ts a n d s h o t w h e n h u n tin g fo r fo o d .


If y o u ’re c o n c e rn e d a b o u t e x p o s u re to le a d , b e s u re to s p e a k to y o u r d o c to r. F in d m o re in fo rm a tio n a t c a n a d a .c a / h e a lth y - h o m e .


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1 6 B ro xb u rn B lvd , L e th b rid g e , A B , T 1 J 4 P 4


5 8 7 .8 1 3 .5 4 9 4 – S p r in g 2 0 2 0 2 5


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