Lead (Pb) in Toys from China

Lead is being found in toys from China as this report from Nightline shows. Here are a few questions that you might want to include in your REFLECTION part of your journal.

1.How is lead toxic to the body? What can it do?
2.Where might you find lead in items you may purchase?
3.How might you protect yourself or someone else from lead poisoning?
4.In the future, if you became more concerned about lead poisoning, would you likely take action? If so, what kinds of actions would you take?
5.How did you feel about this topic? What did it make you think about?
6.What new concepts did you learn?
7.What did you find that surprised you?
8.What happened reminds me of
9.What are you wondering about now?

Websites that give more information on this topic:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06119.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11974094/
Reebok bracelets recalled for lead danger 4-year-old child died after swallowing a piece of jewelry, government says

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm55d323a1.htm
Death of a Child After Ingestion of a Metallic Charm --- Minnesota, 2006

Parts per million
http://www.biochem.northwestern.edu/holmgren/Glossary/Definitions/Def-P/parts...

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• lead
• toys
• china
• pb

[tgz1000]

@wankwank123321 It is that toxic if you're EATING it...

[OrgaYo]

Nice video.

[Evie1091]

Watch the video all the way through. The dirty secret that the doc admits is that lead causes ADD, and ADHD. From a well respected hospital. The media needs to do more of these kind of stories to wake up america!

[Evie1091]

Toxic Metals CAUSE AUTISM!

[wankwank123321]

dude... lead is not that toxic... if you really want to know. I can go to a hardwarestore and buy a bar of lead... carry it with my bare hands, melt it in my kitchen, breathe the fumes, and be just fine. RELAX!!! THERE ARE NOT DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF LEAD!!

[scarry07]

what is LEAD ?

[litetheory]

I told i chinese guy i didn't want to buy the toys he was selling me because it was full of lead... He said : "Ahh don wolly!! we aslo have gleen and olange if you like..."