Transcript LEAD - Bruce MacLachlan
Slide 1
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 2
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 3
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 4
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 5
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 6
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 7
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 8
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 9
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 10
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 11
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 12
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 13
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 14
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 15
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 16
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 17
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 18
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 19
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 20
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 21
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 2
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 3
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 4
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 5
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 6
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 7
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 8
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 9
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 10
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 11
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 12
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 13
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 14
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 15
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 16
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 17
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 18
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 19
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 20
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product
Slide 21
LEAD
Atomic Number 82
(highest amongst the stable elements)
Melting point: 600.61 K.
Density: 11.34 g·cm−3
Boiling point 2022 K.
Post-Transition Metal
Tin
↑
Thallium ← Lead → Bismuth
↓
Ununquadium
•Bluish white when recently cut.
•Dull gray when exposed to air.
•Shiny chrome silver when melted
Lead In History
Symbol: Pb
Oldest of the Metals
Roman Piping in Bath (Aquae Sulis), England
Ammunition
Paint
Radiation shielding
Diving Weights
Wheel weights
Recent uses of Lead
Lead accumulates in the brain,
spleen, liver, kidneys, and bones.
•Over 98% of homes in the U.S. have pipes that contain
lead or lead solder.
•7,500 cases of illness are linked to drinking water in the
United States each year
•Drinking water supplied to 30 million people in 819 cities
contains unhealthy levels of lead
•50% of the population getting unsafe levels exposure
30,000,000
Lead laden tv’s dumped on poor countries.
“U.S. citizens will buy 30 million new digital
televisions this year alone, sending their old
lead-laden TVs to the dump, or more likely,
overseas to China or India.”
8 Pounds of LEAD per SET
Despite being the largest producer of e-waste, the U.S. has
refused to sign the international Basel Convention to prevent
the transfer of hazardous waste from developed to developing
countries.
People, especially
children, are
susceptible to lead
poisoning
Acute lead poisoning associated with
backyard lead smelting in Jamaica
Lead poisoning in aquatic birds
56 tons into the air
every year
Small aircraft account for 29
percent of all lead emissions
in the United States
61% of the 33
lipsticks tested
contained lead
one third of the
lipsticks tested
exceeded the U.S.
FDA safety standards
Including…
LEAD
•Water
•Air
•Toys
•Food Chain
DEAD
Porcupyne
Product