Lead Resources
For Parents
- 5 Things You Can Do to Help Lower Your Child’s Lead Level – English
5 Cosas Que Usted Puede Hacer Para Ayudar a Reducir el Nivel de Plomo de su Hijo – En Español - Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning – English
Prevenir el Envenenamiento por Plomo en los Niños – En En Español - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Resources – English
Recursos para Prevenir el Envenenamiento por Plomo en los Niños – En Español
Nevada Healthy Homes Partnership
- Las Vegas Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Program – English
Programa de Las Vegas del Control del Peligro del Plomo y Hogares Saludables – En Español
Health Care Professionals
- Interpreting and Managing Blood Lead Levels <10 µg/dL in Children and Reducing Childhood Exposures to Lead– CDC MMWR Newsletter
- Intellectual Impairment in Children with Blood Lead Concentrations below 10 µg per Deciliter – The New England Journal of Medicine
Lead Research in Southern Nevada
- Atypical Sources of Childhood Lead Poisoning in the United States PDF 141KB
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Project Reports
- Evaluation of Lead Hazards in Pre-1978 Residential Housing in Clark County, Nevada PDF 1.5MB
- Evaluation of Plastic Toys for Lead Contamination in Day Care Centers PDF 623KB
- Evaluation of X-Ray Fluorescence Lead Detection Method for Candy PDF 1MB
- Evaluation of X-Ray Fluorescence Lead Detection Methods for Candy Wrappers PDF 2MB
- Lead Contamination in Candies Imported from Latin America PDF 2.65MB
- Lead Contamination Risks from Imported Candies PDF 4MB
- Residential Lead Hazards, Nutritional Deficiencies and Socio-Cultural Factors PDF 4.5MB
Updated on: July 26, 2023