Lead a Lurking Danger in Many South Florida Residences
Lead poisoning has sickened tens of thousands of people across the United States and many more around the world. This toxic heavy metal served as a primary component in paint as well as metal pipes and other common items before its extreme dangers to health became widely known. Lead-based paints once dominated the market, and some such paint still lurks on walls and other surfaces across South Florida. When this paint deteriorates, it can chip and become easily ingested or inhaled. In such cases, lead can cause severe damage to organs and tissues, including the nervous system, bones, the heart, the kidneys, the intestines and more. Lead exposure can have severe detrimental effects on the development of the nervous system in children. For these reasons and more, many schools, homeowners and property owners have become more proactive in recent decades in detecting dangerous levels of lead on their premises and eliminating lead when feasible. Consumers, companies, school districts and others can hire lead abatement south florida firms to detect and remove lead-based paints and other sources of this dangerous metal.
In West Palm Beach and other cities across South Florida, asbestos exposure remains a hazard to people’s health along with lead exposure. Some of the same companies that offer lead removal services in the area also asbestos removal west palm beach services to protect families from this potentially dangerous substance as well. Exposure to asbestos most commonly causes respiratory problems, including abrasions on the lungs and the formation of tumors in the lungs.
For help in dealing with hazardous materials and substances in homes, condominiums, apartment buildings and other structures, hire professional, insured and state-licensed contractors.
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