Lead

Sources

• Cigarette smoke
• Exposure in occupational settings
• Food cans soldered with lead
• Found naturally in the environment - rock, soil, air, water, plants
• Hair dyes
• Household dust
• Lead-based paint
• Lead water pipes
• Pesticide residues
• Water contaminated with lead from industrial waste

Conditions associated with a deficiency

• N/A

Conditions associated with toxicity
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• Arthritis 
• Abnormal brain function
• Arteriosclerosis
• Adrenal insufficiency
• Anaemia
• Colic
• Cardiovascular dysfunction
• Dyslexia
• Depression
• Encephalopathy
• Epilepsy
• Gout
• Hypopituitarism
• Hypothyroidism
• Liver dysfunction
• Mental health conditions
• Multiple sclerosis
• Muscular dystrophy
• Parkinson's disease
• Tooth decay
• Vertigo