About 18 million Americans have contaminated water systems.
Living in an area with older homes (pre-1950's) construction where lead paint, lead pipes and plumbing fixtures were the norm, accounting for up to 24 million homes in the U.S.
The damage is more prominent in children and pregnant women than in adults. The CDC reports that 535,000 U.S. children, ages 1 to 5 years, have blood lead levels high enough to damage their health.
Lead can also be harmful to adults. Increased blood pressure, decreased kidney function and cardiovascular effects according to the EPA.
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In multiple cities across the United States, tests show a high volume of children with ‘unsafe blood levels’. Troubling amounts of toxic metal in their blood can cause lasting behavioral, mental and physical issues in children.
