• Cover up peeling and chipping paint

• Consider replacing old windows

• Do not let children play near painted surgaces that often rub together such as doors and windows

• Wash toys that may have had lead dust settled on them

• Wash your child's hands often, especially before eating and sleeping

• House paints that were made before 1978

• Toys and Furniture painted before 1976

• Painted Toys that were made outside of the United States

• Contaminate Soil

• Children Paint Sets or Art Supplies

• Storage Batteries

• Pewter Pitchers and dinnerware

• Irritability

• Aggressive Behavior

• Low Appetite and Energy

• Difficulty Sleeping

• Headaches

• Reduced Sensations

• Loss of Previous Developmental Skills in Young Children

• Anemia

• Constipation

• Abdominal pain and stomach cramping

• Extremely high levels may cause excessive vomiting, staggering gait, muscles weakness,

• seizures or coma

Sources: Medline Plus a service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health www.medlineplus.gov/

Chicago Department of Public Health  www.cityofchicago.org