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Lead Gets in the Body in Many Ways <br /> People can get lead in their body if they: <br />In the <br />United <br />4 Put their hands or other objects <br /> covered with lead dust in their mouths. <br />States, <br />about <br />O Eat paint chips or soil that contains <br /> lead. <br />900,000 <br />children ages •: Breathe in lead dust (especially during <br /> renovations that disturb painted <br />1 to 5 have a surfaces}. <br />blood-lead <br />level abOVe Lead is even more dangerous to children <br />the level of than adults because: <br />concern. 0 Babies and young children often put <br /> their hands and other objects in their <br />Even children mouths. These objects can have lead <br />who appear dust on them. <br />heaifhy can <br />have danger- • Children's growing bodies absorb more <br /> <br />ous -evels of Lead. <br />(ead in their • Children's brains and nervous systems <br />bodies. are more sensitive to the damaging <br />effects of lead <br />y a ~' /~ <br />