LEAD POISONING IN OMAHA

LEAD POISONING IN OMAHA: Facts, Solutions, and Your Legal Rights.

More than 800,000 children under six years old have a blood lead level (BLL) that is above the level of concern set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than twenty-four million homes in the United States have deteriorated lead-based paint and elevated levels of lead contaminated dust. Each of four million lead contaminated homes are home to at least one child. Omaha is home to an EPA Superfund site due to lead contamination in soil. See page 7 for a map of the Omaha Lead Superfund site. The presence of lead is difficult to detect because it is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. Early lead poisoning symptoms are not usually detectable. Symptoms typically appear only after the poisoning has progressed to a severe state. The good news is that lead poisoning is entirely preventable!