Why lead is dangerous, and the damage it does
- Written by Christopher P. Holstege, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Virginia
Two house painters in hazmat suits remove lead paint from an old house. Jamie Hooper/Shutterstock.comEverything is a toxin, or has the potential to be, in the field of toxicology. In the 1500s, Swiss physician Paracelsus, the father of toxicology, coined his famous dictum: “What is there that is not poison? All things are poison and nothing...