A new web page that addresses the relationship between lead and human health has been added to the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Enviro-Health Links. This page provides links to selected web sites on exposure, treatment, and prevention of lead poisoning.

http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/lead.html
Lead is a naturally-occurring element that can be harmful to humans when ingested or inhaled. Lead poisoning can cause a number of adverse human health effects, but is particularly detrimental to the neurological development of children. People can be exposed to lead through the air, as well as through accidentally or intentionally eating soil or paint chips, and food or water contaminated with lead.

NLM also offers other Enviro-Health Links on topics such as:
Children's Environmental Health http://phpartners.org/cehir/sampler.html
Indoor Air Pollution http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/indoorairpollution.html
Outdoor Air Pollution http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/outdoorairpollution.html
and
Arsenic http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/arsenicandhumanhealth.html
NLM Enviro-Health Links http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/envirohealthlinks.html

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