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Public Health > Children's Medical Services > Lead Program

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention

Some items containing lead

Click poster above to see some items that
may contain lead

About Lead

Lead is a natural element like silver, gold, or iron.

Items That May Contain Lead
Paint from before 1978, pottery, glaze, dust, gasoline, automotive batteries, bullets, fishing sinkers, candy, porcelain bathtubs, home remedies, like greta and azarcon, cosmetics, and lead crystal are just some of the sources of lead.

  • Candy that contains lead - English | Spanish
  • Consumer products that have been recalled due to risk of lead poisoning

Jobs and Hobbies That Involve Lead
Painting, remodeling, welding, battery recycling, radiator repair, creating stained glass, fishing, and shooting can all cause exposure to lead.

Work with Lead Paint

• "Lead and the effects of long-term exposure", including screening statistics for Riverside County - Riverside County Epidemiology & Program Evaluation, January 2008
• Information About Lead Poisoning
• Information about Testing and Treating
• List of Items that have been recalled due to risk of lead poisoning

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
         
           

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County Of Riverside, Community Health Agency, Department of Public Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program