Onondaga County is preparing for a legal war as attorneys may file dozens of lawsuits over
lead contamination. In 2002, health officials found nearly 700 children in the Syracuse area with high levels of lead in their blood. Residents say thousands more may have been poisoned by lead contamination in Onondaga County homes. Attorneys argue that although the county's Lead Poisoning Control Program deemed many homes safe from the toxic substance, children living in those homes later suffered from lead poisoning.
Exposure to lead has been shown to cause
brain and
kidney damage, especially in
children. Lead poisoning symptoms include, among others,
nausea,
headaches,
constipation,
seizures, and
coma. Upon discovering lead exposure, it is important to immediately seek a lead free environment and medical attention.
See your doctor if you have experienced serious health problems from lead poisoning. In addition, it may be important to
contact an attorney who can help you protect your legal rights. Please keep in mind that there may be
time limits within which you must commence suit.
See Also
- Specific Contaminated Sites
- Cancer
- Coma: Overview
- Head & Brain Injury
- Headaches
- Kidney & Urinary Tract Disorders
- Men's Health Matters
- Reproductive System: Overview
- Seizures: Overview
- Severe Constipation: Overview