When Maya put paint chips in her mouth, her mother instantly knew the danger.
Sarah Tuck recognized that their Savannah rental home, built 100 years ago, could contain lead. So she got Maya tested through a doctorâs office.
The reading for Maya when she was about a year old was a disturbing 18 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood.
The CDC says thereâs no safe level of lead, but a reading of more than 10 is perilously high, and prompts a state environmental investigation of the home.
Lead, a neurotoxin, can harm children significantly. Researchers have found that even at low levels, lead can damage a childâs brain, lowering intelligence and damaging the ability to control their behavior and attention. At higher levels, lead can affect growth, and it can replace iron in the blood, leading to anemia and fatigue.
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Where poison lurks for Georgia children; lead is a danger in some Floyd County areas
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