Lead Poisoning Lawyer

Injury lawyers serving Kentucky and Indiana

Lead is a highly toxic metal that was widely used in common household products, such as gasoline, paint, plumbing, and pottery for many years. However, lead poses serious health risks, especially to young children, and the U.S. government has been working since the late 1970s to significantly reduce our lead exposure. They removed lead from gasoline, banned the use of lead in residential paint, and reduced the presence of lead in drinking water and industrial air pollution.

Lead paint is still one of the most significant sources of Indiana and Kentucky lead poisoning. People who live in houses built before 1960, houses remodeled before 1978, or public housing built before 1978 —especially those residences with chipping, peeling, or powdering paint —are at increased risk.

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Children six years old and younger are at particular risk for lead poisoning, even if exposed to relatively small amounts of lead. Their developing brains and predilection for frequent hand-to-mouth activity combine to make them an especially vulnerable population. Developing fetuses are also at risk if the mother is exposed to lead.

Adults who experience significant exposure to lead are also at increased risk for lead poisoning. Lead poisoning in adults is generally an occupational hazard of those exposed to large amounts of lead in heavy industrial workplaces.

If you think you or your loved one has suffered serious side effects from lead exposure, call the Kentucky and Indiana lead poisoning lawyers at Woods and Woods. Give us a call or simply fill out a free online consultation form today.

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Even though childhood lead poisoning has been on a steep decline since the government's ban on many common sources of lead, it still remains a major environmental health problem in the U.S. Getting your home, soil and water tested and assessed for their lead risks and then using qualified professionals to safely address those risks is the best way to deal with this problem.

You should also have your children tested at a young age if you feel they have been exposed to dangerous levels of lead. They may appear perfectly healthy, but blood level testing is the only way to tell if your child has lead in his or her blood. There is no safe level. Any inorganic lead in the bloodstream can harm the body's organs, a fetus or a child's developing brain. Contact our Indiana and Kentucky lead poisoning lawyers today for an immediate and confidential evaluation of your case.

Visit the National Safety Council website to learn more about how you can protect yourself.