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Download Lead Safety Tool Kit For Councils PDF 1.32 MB Title Page.PDF 1.03 MB html files Contents.html  Introduction.html   STEP 1: Assessment.html   STEP 1: Assessment.html   STEP 1: Assessment.html   STEP 1: Assessment.html   STEP 1: Assessment.html   STEP 1: Assessment.html STEP 2: Action.html STEP 3: Awareness.html PART 2.html PDF links require Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®   Lead Free & Hazard Reduction Products & Services Case Study  Lead Paint & Dust In Heritage Houses Gasworks and Soil Contamination - A Case Study Links to NSW Council websites Links to other states & Northern Territory council websites Download  documents. MS Word PbB notifications.doc Final Report  Phase 1.doc Council LEAD Project Overview.doc Initial Survey.doc   Initial Survey Results July.doc Project Update July 2001.doc Outdoor_Shooting_Ranges.doc PDF PbB_notifications PDF Final Report  Phase 1 PDF Council LEAD Project Overview PDF Initial Survey PDF Initial Survey Results July PDF Project Update July 2001 PDF Outdoor Shooting Ranges PDF Managing Lead a Guide for Councils PDF   Lead Free & Hazard Reduction Products  Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Lead Safe Test Kits html  The LEAD Group DIY Lead Safe Test Kits are a cheap effective way to measure lead hazards in your home. The Kits consist of instructions and sample collection materials for testing vacuum cleaner and ceiling dust, soil, water, paint,toys, jewellery, ceramics. PDF of this file LOCAL HEROES: Australian crusades from the environmental frontline, buy this book to find out what you can do about lead, at the discounted price of only $10.00  Referral lists from the Global Lead Advice & Support Service (GLASS) Painters with lead paint management training Australian Lead-Trained Painters - in postcode order ACT Lead-Trained Painters NSW Lead-Trained Painters Queensland Lead-Trained Painters South Australia Lead-Trained Painters Tasmania Lead-Trained Painters Victoria Lead-Trained Painters WA Lead-Trained Painters Painters with some AS: 4361 Training Sydney Area NSW Outside Sydney Area ACT Area South Australia Lead Assesment Lead Assessors NSW & ACT Lead Dust removal ADRA (Australian Dust Removalists Association) HEPA Vacs HEPA Vac Hire HEPA Vac and Respirator Filter Suppliers Lead Analysis Lead Analysis Laboratories Lead Spot test Kits Wholesale Lead Spot Test Kit Suppliers Lead Spot test Kits Retail Australian Lead Spot Test Kit Stockists - in postcode order ACT Lead Spot Test Kit Stockists NSW Lead Spot Test Kit Stockists VIC Lead Spot Test Kit Stockists Back to Top
Reports to Government Departments Annual Activity Report of GLASS to DSEWPaC 2010-2011 PDF Chronology of Leaded Gasoline / Leaded Petrol History PDF Chronology of Leaded Gasoline / Leaded Petrol History MS Word doc Environmental Project Report - Lead-Based Paint PDF Environmental Project Report - Lead-Based Paint MS Word doc Octel [now "Innospec"] Dirtiest factory in UK 1996, ToxCat Vol 2 No 14 1999 Global Benefits from the Phaseout of Leaded Fuel: Going Unleaded PDF, from JEHv74n5 Dec 2011. Reprinted with permission from the Journal of Environmental Health, December 2011, (Volume 74, Number 5, pp. 8�-14), a publication of the National Environmental Health Association, www.neha.org Guilty Octel [now "Innospec"] Show No Remorse. UK Spring 1996, ToxCat Vol 2 No 2 Leaded Vehicular Fuel and the Global Effort to Eliminate Lead Poisoning PDF The Scuttling of the ex-HMAS Adelaide (US-built Australian frigate) at Avoca Beach NSW on 13 April 2011 PDF Model Work Health and Safety Regulations and Codes of Practice Public Comment PDF Model Australian Public Health Policy PDF Model Australian Public Health Policy Background PDF Annual Activity Report of GLASS to DSEWPaC 2009- 2010 PDF Appendix - Annual Activity Report of GLASS to DSEWPaC 2009- 2010 PDF Taylor - Tobacco & Lead Toxicity PDF The LEAD Group Inc 2010 - Eighteen Year Review of Objectives PDF Keracunan Timbal di Indonesia PDF Lead Poisoning in Indonesia PDF Toxicity_of_lead_from_bullets PDF Povey Research Model Lead in Consumer Products Regulation 20100728 PDF Legislation: The World’s Best and Worst Practice Regulating Lead in Paint PDF Eco-Ethics International-Kenya Chapter - Car Battery Recycling - A Hotspot For Lead Poisoning In Mombasa Kenya PDF Toxic Heavy Metals Taskforce Tasmania Critique Of Toxicology Reports 20100415 PDF Toxic Heavy Metals Taskforce Tasmania Proposals For Action On Heavy Metal Contamination And Health Risks In Rosebery PDF Toxic Heavy Metals Taskforce Tasmania Critique of DHHS EPA Seepage Report 200911 PDF Toxic Heavy Metals Taskforce pamphlet Reducing your exposure in Rosebery 20091102 PDF The LEAD Group President's Report Presented at the Annual General Meeting 30 October 2009 GLASS Annual Report to DEWHA 2008-2009 PDF GLASS Annual Report to DEWHA 2008-2009 Appendix PDF TAS DHHS Dr Roscoe Taylor's response to Rosebery residents' request to quash Seepage Water Report 20090923 PDF Rosebery residents' request to Dr Roscoe Taylor to quash Seepage Water Report 20090706 PDF Tas PEHS&EPA Investigation into Concerns Regarding Seepage Water in Rosebery ExecSum 20090402 PDF Rosebery Heavy Metals Table Biological And Environmental 2008 PDF Annual Activity Report from GLASS to DEWHA 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 PDF Tosun - Lead petrol phase-out influences by country 20070916 PDF Model National Public Health Policy on the Prevention of Lead Poisoning PDF Modelación de una Política Nacional Pública para Evitar la Intoxicación con Plomo PDF 修改关于预防铅中毒的国家公共卫生政策 PDF Glass Annual Report to DEW 200607 PDF GLASS Report to UNEP 20070214 PDF A submission on behalf of the South Fremantle/Hamilton Hill Residents’ Association Incorporated PDF Biannual Activity Report from GLASS to DEH May 2006 - November 2006 Biannual Activity Report from GLASS to DEH December 2005 - May 2006 GLASS Prospectus 2006 PDF Annual Report from the Global Lead Advice & Support Service (GLASS) to SA Dept of Health & NSW Health & DEC incorporating Quarterly Reports June 2004 to May 2005 Annual Report from LASA to SA Dept of Human Services & NSW Govt incorporating Quarterly Reports June 2003 to May 2004 LASA Prospectus 2003 PDF Annual Report 2002 & ten year review  PDF CLP Final Report  Phase 1 PDF Ceiling Dust WorkCover Guide Lee Schreiber Final Nov 1999 PDF Lead in Australian children - Full Report with Appendices PDF Lead in Australian children - Appendices only PDF Lead in Australian children - Summary PDF Lead in Australian children - Summary MS Word doc Alperstein et al Lead Alert - A Guide For Health Professionals 1994 PDF Biannual Activity Report from GLASS to DEH Dec 2005 - May 2006 Contents   Achievements and Highlights Volunteer Personnel  GLASS Technical Advisory Board (TAB) and area of lead-related expertise GLASS Committee Public Officer Office Volunteers and Work-from-home Researchers   Service Reporting Charts re: lead calls handled in Australia. Fig 1: DEH Lead Enquiries 1 December 2005 to 31 May Fig 2: Monthly page ‘hits’ on lead.org.au Fig 3: No. of countries viewing TLG’s website PA. Fig 4: Calls handled by GLASS Fig 5: No. of calls by subject per year Fig 6: Subject as % of total call subjects since 1998 Fig 7: NSW, interstate and overseas calls by year Fig 8: Australian. State/territory and overseas calls 2006 ytd Fig 9: Calls by category of caller by year Fig 10: DEH publications distributed by GLASS
Annual Report from the Global Lead Advice & Support Service (GLASS) to SA Dept of Health & NSW Health & DEC incorporating Quarterly Reports June 2004 to May 2005 Contents: Highlights GLASS Continues Despite Lack of Funding for Staff Wages Callers using the Global Lead Advice & Support Service (GLASS) Call Subjects in Report Period by State 01 June 2004 to 31 May 2005 Improvements to on-line information at www.lead.org.au How did Clients hear about GLASS? Activities Undertaken to Inform SA & NSW Residents of GLASS Services National distribution by GLASS of lead publications produced by the NSW Government Activities Undertaken to Ensure the Scientific Soundness of Advisory Materials Activities Undertaken to Improve the Efficiency of Information Service Provision Appendices List of Volunteers who gave their time in this report period 01 June 2004 to 31 May 2005 Calls from Interstate Table of 10 years of calls to GLASS Call Subjects in Report Period & Category of Subjects List of 176 countries from which residents have utilized The LEAD Group's website Page Views of The LEAD Group website: 01 June 2004 to 31 May 2005 Updates made to website www.lead.org.au 01 June 2004 to 31 May 2005 New links on www.lead.org.au FY2003-04 New and/or updated links on www.lead.org.au FY2004-05 Links to www.lead.org.au on other web-pages The LEAD Group site map 2005 Feedback Register Report 01 June 2004 to 31 May 2005 13 - 1 LIDs Sent Between 01 June 2004 to 31 May 2005 13 - 2 LIDs Sent Between 01 June 2004 to 31 May 2005 13 - 3 LIDs Sent Between 01 June 2004 to 31 May 2005 13 - 4 LIDs Sent Between 01 June 2004 to 31 May 2005
Annual Report from LASA to SA Dept of Human Services & NSW Govt incorporating Quarterly Reports June 2003 to May 2004 Contents: Highlights A Desperate Lack of Funding for LASA Staff Wages Number Of Calls in Report Period Call Subjects in Report Period How did Clients hear about LASA? National distribution by LASA of lead publications produced by the NSW Government Activities undertaken to inform SA & NSW residents of LASA services Activities undertaken to ensure the scientific soundness of advisory materials Improvements to on-line information at www.lead.org.au Activities undertaken to improve the efficiency of information service provision List of Volunteers who make this all possible References Annexure 1 - Countries Utilising GLASS Annexure 2 - Data on page views of www.lead.org.au by country Annexure 3 - Site map of The LEAD Group's website Annexure 4 - List of those documents on the website which have been added or updated this year Annexure 5 - Lead Advisory Service Australia (LASA) Feedback Register for the period Annexure 6-1 List of all documents distributed by LASA this year Annexure 6-2 List of all documents distributed by LASA this year Annexure 6-3 List of all documents distributed by LASA this year Annexure 6-4 List of all documents distributed by LASA this year
Slide Shows / Films and conferences Lead Poisoning Slide Show “Green Lead” – oxymoron or future vision? - Slide Show Ceiling Dust Slide Show Climate Change Slide Show NPI Heavy Metals Emissions Data Problems - Slide Show NPI Heavy Metals Emissions Problems ppt End of Leaded Petrol - Presentation Nairobi  Nairobi Presentation 20111026-27 The Problems Schools and Childcare Centres have with Lead PDF The Problems Schools and Childcare Centres have with Lead MS Word doc Nairobi 26-27 October 2011 End of Leaded Petrol - Presentation Nairobi  Nairobi Presentation 20111026-27 Nairobi Presentation ppt PCFV End of Leaded Petrol Presentation Nairobi MS Word doc PCFV End of Leaded Petrol Presentation Nairobi PDF Summary of Research Nairobi handout MS Word doc Summary of Research Nairobi handout PDF CLIMATE CHANGE: HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF CHEMICALS  SDPI (Sustainable Development Policy Institute) 12TH Sustainable Development Conference, 21-23 Dec 2009, Islamabad, Pakistan Climate Change Slide Show - Graphic Version 21 December 2009 Text Only Download climate Change Slide Show Power Point File Text of Speech Conference Paper Authors: Ian Smith; Elizabeth O'Brien; Robert Taylor; Venkatesh Thuppil;  Table of Contents 1. Lead Toxicity & Climate Change 2. Good Heavens! The Earth has Gone Pear Shaped 3. Global Warming & Climate Variability 4. Projected GHG Cuts 5. Lead Health Impacts 6. Cumulative Lead Production 7. Lead is in Everything & Everyone 8. The Gain Leads to Loss etc Grid 9. Climate Outcomes 10. Real Cuts Required 11.Precipitation Predictions by Region 12. Dust & Aridity 13.Lead Batteries 1960 14. Lead Batteries 2008 15. Lead Batteries 50 years   16. Lead Batteries 20 Years 17. Carbon combustion Power 18. Other Power 19. Static Power Storage 20. Transport 21. Vehicle Population Growth 22. Vehicle Emissions Growth 23. Rural Impacts & Power Transformation 24. Rising Lead Production 25. Australian Pb Ore Declining Lead Waste Increasing 26. Recommendations Greenhouse Management 27. Recommendations Lead management 28. Lead Battery workers 29. Recommendations A Smarter World 30. Thankyou! Lead Poisoning: THE SILENT EPIDEMIC. Transcript of Video made by Joan Luckhardt, produced for the New Jersey Lead Poisoning Prevention Program in approximately 1992. Transcribed by Kate Finlay-Jones Lead Poisoning Slide Show Bibliography of Dr Ben Balzer’s Lead Poisoning Slide Show Table of Contents Author: Dr Ben Balzer 1. Lead Poisoning1 2. Lead Poisoning2 3. Uses and Sources of Lead 4. More Uses and Sources of Lead 5. Absorption of Lead 1 6. Absorption of Lead 2 7. Contribution of Sources 8. Reduction of Lead hazards in the home 9. Distribution of Lead 10. Release of lead during osteolysis 11. Lead movement 12. Data from the US NHANES III study 13. Lead and Race. Data from the US NHANES III Study 14. Health Effects of Lead 15. Recommended Lead level <0.48 (10µg/dl) 16. Symptoms from lead are rare! 17. Lead and Neurodevelopment 18. Lead and IQ 19. Toxicology of Lead 1 20. Toxicology of Lead 2 21. Toxicology of Lead 3 22. Toxicology of Lead 4 23. Lead and the Elderly 24. Dementia and lead 1 25. Dementia and Lead 2 26. Neurofibrillary changes after acute experimental lead poisoning 27. Unresolved Questions 28. Incidence of Elevated Blood Leads Sydney 1996 29. Childhood Risk Factor Questionnaire 30. Childhood Risk Factor Questionnaire2 31. U.S. Lead Situation 1 32. U.S. Lead Situation 2
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Ceiling Dust Slide Show
Table of Contents	Author: Elizabeth O'Brien
1. Ceiling Dust 3. Global Lead Advice and Support Service (GLASS) 5. Pasminco lead smelter 7. The Procedures Used In The Sydney Aircraft Noise Insulation Project 9. “Lead Safe: Lead in Ceiling Dust” 11. Over 900,000 people have visited The LEAD Group’s website 13. Q: What is in ceiling void dust? 15. Primary dust exposure pathways 17. Q: What is a "safe" or "acceptable" level of lead in ceiling dust? 19. Q: How much lead is found in ceiling dust in Sydney? [2] 21. Lead, Ageing & Death 23. web-search on: workcover “ceiling dust” nsw 25. 35 results for Google Search: workcover "ceiling dust" nsw [2] 27. 35 results for Google Search: workcover "ceiling dust" nsw [4] 29. The ADRA Code Of Practice 31. …all the ADRA members demonstrate appropriate practices and equipment. 33. Q: What do other government agencies have to say in their publications, about ceiling dust? 35. ”Health & Safety in Family Day Care Model Policies and Practices – 2002 37. Lead / Asbestos Management Work Plans 39. Demolition 41. Cleaning out ceiling cavities 43. NSW WorkCover Authority Codes of Practice 45. Working Safely With LEAD page 2 47. Assessment of Lead Exposure Associated with Ceiling Dust Removal - Table of Contents 49. The use of personal protective equipment 51. Conclusion 53. Suggested update] Conclusion [cont’d] 55. Ceiling dust proposals from The LEAD Group 2 57. Ceiling dust proposals from The LEAD Group 4 59. Mind if I use slag cartoon	2. History of awareness and level of inquiry about ceiling dust in NSW 4. Port Pirie lead smelter 6. Sydney Aircraft Noise Insulation Project 8. GLASS has handled over 40,000 enquiries 10. GLASS has made 1,424 referrals for ceiling dust removal by contractors. 12. Why all the interest in ceiling dust? 14.Q: How are people exposed to ceiling dust? 16. Q: What harm can it do? 18. Q: How much lead is found in ceiling dust in Sydney? 20. Published Results for Heavy Metals in Sydney Ceiling Dust 22. Q: So what does NSW WorkCover website have to say about ceiling dust? 24. 35 results for Google Search: workcover "ceiling dust" nsw 26. 35 results for Google Search: workcover "ceiling dust" nsw [3] 28.Australian Dust Removalists Association 30.Contact Details of ADRA Member Companies 32. guide to safe practice for cavity dust removal. 34. Lead is not the only source of lead in your house that you might find when you are renovating. Other sources include:” 36. Standard Demolition Condition: 38. Q: What do other NSW state government departments have to say in their publications, about ceiling dust? 40. “Lead Safe: A Renovator’s Guide to the Dangers of Lead” 42. Is There a Hidden Health Hazard In Your Roof? 44. Working Safely With LEAD page 1 46. Q: Does WorkCover know anything about ceiling dust? 48. Recommendations on Work Procedures 50. The adoption of thorough decontamination procedures 52. [Suggested update] Conclusion 54. Ceiling dust proposals from The LEAD Group 1 56. Ceiling dust proposals from The LEAD Group 3 58.Ceiling dust proposals from The LEAD Group 5 60. Presenter: Elizabeth O'Brien
"GREEN LEAD" – OXYMORON OR FUTURE VISION? Conference Paper Presented by Elizabeth O’Brien at the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) Conference on Sustainable Development in the Product Stewardship Session: Tue 1st Nov 2005, 11am-1pm, Alice Springs
Contents Introduction Leaded Petrol Ban Batteries E-equipment Facts of lead poisoning worldwide Corporate work/International action Global Lead Advice & Support Service (GLASS) References	Green Lead MCA speech Notes for the PowerPoint presentation Elizabeth O'Brien Bio. Green lead conference paper html Green lead conference paper MS Word doc 1.42 MB
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“Green Lead” – oxymoron or future vision? - slide show
Table of Contents	Author: Elizabeth O'Brien
1. “Green Lead” – oxymoron or future vision? 3. Green Lead as future vision: 5. Leaded components of cars 7. There’s a lot of lead out there 9. Over 1,000,000 info products sent 11. Nearly a thousand ways to hear about GLASS 13. 81 Countries possibly still to ban leaded petrol as at 16th September 2005 15. Will industry help eliminate leaded petrol? 17. 100% recovered? 19. The problem is… 21. Damage exported 23. Children’s playground? 25. What industry can do: 27. Problems for lead companies 29. Presentation prepared by:	2. “Who reaps the profit? Who pays the price?” 4. Leaded components of computers: 6. Leaded components of cars 2 8. A quarter million people from 176 countries have used our web site 10. Feedback from GLASS users: 12. 81 Countries still have to ban leaded petrol 14. American Academy of Pediatrics Policy: 16. Lead End Uses 18. What’s the real recycling rate? 20. Electronic Equipment 22. Gui Yu – A city in China that is the e-waste dump of developed countries 24. E waste Report 26. How you can help globally: 28.Only a community group can focus on the real aim

The LEAD Group Inc, and Lead Advisory Service Australia. Media Releases

27^th October 2011 Ending the leaded petrol era by the end of 2011 - Young Australian puts the case to Nairobi UN meeting
20^th October 2011 International Lead Poisoning Awareness Day
28^th June 2011 Who will end the leaded petrol death trade? Toxic Leaded Petrol Still in Use in Six Countries
21^st June 2011 Spotlight on High Cases of Lead Poisoning in China
10^th March 2011 Scuttling ex-warship off Avoca Beach makes no sense and may not be legal
23^rd December 2010 Tasmanian lead mining town – response to claims of heavy metal poisoning
9^th December 2010 Current ‘acceptable’ blood lead levels too high, Overwhelming body of research supports The LEAD Group’s call for a change in national policy
3^rd December 2010 Radical new policy on prevention of lead poisoning
20^th October 2010 International Lead Poisoning Awareness Day 2010
22^nd September 2010 Twenty Years of LEAD Campaigning - The LEAD Group 20 years on
19^th September 2010 Swag of LEAD Action News, Fact Sheets and Reports released
19^th September 2010 Kumpulan Berita-Berita Tentang Timbal, Lembar Fakta, Dan Laporan–Laporan
3^rd September 2010 Arsenic and Lead in drinking water – flawed advice on testing
29^th July 2010 Toxics Groups Reject Mine / DHHS Findings
8^th July 2010 International Spotlight On Arsenic And Lead Poisoning In Australian Lead Mining Town
10^th June 2010 Mayor Darryl Gerrity A Disgrace To The West Coast
24^th May 2010 Toxic mining exports need Oz mining tax income to be managed safely always
20^th May 2010 Taskforce Condemns Secrecy on Rosebery Meeting
12^th May 2010 Campaigners in over 100 countries call for a “Bullet-Proof” Arms Trade Treaty
15th April 2010 Toxics Group Rejects Toxicology Reports on Poisoned Rosebery Residents
17 March 2010 Toxics Group calls for sacking of Director of Health - Poisons Investigation Flawed Again
19 February 2010 Group Proposes Terms of Reference for the 'First' Tasmanian Integrity Commission Inquiry into the Health Department and EPA Investigations in Rosebery
18 February 2010 MMG and GHD Must Release Results from 2007/2008 Investigations Into Health Risks Of Lead In Rosebery and Use Correct Dust Sampling Methods
16 February 2010 Group Calls For Minister Giddings To Stand Down Dr Roscoe Taylor And Dr Chrissie Pickin
10 February 2010 Taskforce Calls On Mine Manager To Release 'Scope' Of New Investigation
5 February 2010 Mayor Gerrity Slammed By Toxics Group
19 January 2010 Health and Environmental Investigations into Toxic Heavy Metals in Rosebery
15 January 2010 West Coast Council Condemned By Toxics Group - Rosebery Home Buyers Kept In The Dark Over Poisons
13th January 2010 Group Releases Test Results On Poisoned Pets
8 January 2010Call For Independent Medical Specialists To Head Up The New Rosebery Health Investigation
23 December 2009 Pergantian Cuaca dan Keracunan dari Timah Hitam/Timbal Apa yang pemerintahan seharusnya melakukan
23 December 2009 各國政府需要做什麽对於氣候變化和铅中毒？
21 December 2009 Climate Change AND Lead Poisoning: what governments should be doing
24 November 2009 Hilltop Locals Beat 3A - NSW Land And Environment Court Halts Work On Controversial Southern Highlands Shooting Complex
23 November 2009 Dr Roscoe Taylor has no Evidence
18 November 2009 EPA Notice to Rosebery Mine: the toxic heavy metals that dare not be monitored!
10 November 2009 TOXIC HEAVY METALS TASKFORCE TASMANIA - Taskforce Warns Rosebery Residents
2009年 十月 二十日 星期 国际铅中毒觉晓日 是时候来帮助中国预防铅中毒了
20th October 2009 International Lead Poisoning Awareness Day
17 August 2009 NHMRC going nowhere on Australian blood lead levels
6 July 2009 Poisoned Rosebery residents group - Protesters call for Dr Roscoe Taylor to withdraw report
5 July 2009 Poisoned Rosebery residents group Toxic Rally Poster
2 July 2009 Poisoned Rosebery residents group - Toxics Rally - Relocate Poisoned Rosebery Residents
22 April 2009 Contaminación de La Oroya – Perú
22 April 2009 Contamination of La Oroya – Peru
1 August 2008 Republication of LEAD Action News
16 May 2008 “Go tell it on the mountain” – Australian NGO launches policy for lead poisoning prevention
06 April 2008  Time for ban on export of Australian lead for petrol
20_February_2008 Greens Oppose Magellan’s Lead Export Proposal
19 October 2007 International Lead Poisoning Awareness Week 2007 - Points to a lead-safe world
03 August 2007 Recall all leaded products from the mouths of babes
14 March 2007 Esperance residents fear high lead levels in their air and drinking water.
14 March 2007 Environmental Health Protection neglected in WA… ACE calls for Independent Inquiry.
14 July 2006 Lead Poisoned Citizens Kept In The Dark By W.A. Government.
17 November 2005 "Green Lead": Oxymoron or future vision? speech - Minerals Council of Australia Sustainable Development Conference.
24 October 2005 International Lead Poisoning Awareness Week - Aims and achievements of The LEAD Group.
27 September 2005 When will government or industry help the community fight global lead poisoning?
26 July 2005 Control the lead industry! - The LEAD Group demands bans and Product Stewardship action.
28 April 2005 Lead Workers E-group set up for 10th commemoration of Dead and Injured workers.
16 March 2005 Media Release from Lynn MacLaren, MLC, WA, Greens spokesperson for Pollution and Air Quality.
16 March 2005 Media Release from Ms Libby Davy - Advocate for high quality child care. “No” Vote For Toxic Child Care. The City of Fremantle Council said “No” this week to a proposal for a major child care centre that would have set a dangerous benchmark for children’s health. also see United Nations Rights of the Child
27 January 2005 Who will help these 67 countries to ban leaded petrol by end 2005?
25 July 2004 LEAD Group leading the way: Funding is down but workload is up
14 June 2004 Smoking - a pain in the butt! - World Environment Day Award winner calls for new cigarette packet warning of increased risk of butt pain to you and others!
5 June 2004 Elizabeth O'Brien winner of the 2004 UNAA World Environment Day Award
for Outstanding Service to the Environment category
1 June 2004 Elizabeth O'Brien recognised for outstanding service in lead poisoning prevention
14 August 2003 USA leads in lead-poisoning elimination
13 May 2003 UNSW Media Release - Lead Levels Raise Health Concerns
6 January 2003 Early death in adults linked to lead exposure - US study
21 December 2002 Bad news & lead dust under the Christmas tree
20 December 2002 Lead Advisory Service funding debacle
7 June 2002 Australia’s big export – lead poison
7 June 2002 Global Dimensions of Lead Hit Home in Australia, the World's Largest Lead Producer
17 October 2001 Inaugural International Lead Poisoning Awareness Day/Week
8 February 2001 Lead companies may sink advisory service
19 October 2000 Alarming inaction over lead poisoning outbreak
16 October 2000 Menzies Centre Study Mars Lead Poisoning Awareness Week
2 October 2000  Tasmanian Public Health Director has All Power but has taken No Responsibility
2 October 2000 What Does the Menzies Centre Have to Hide?
29 September 2000 Countdown has started for the Lead Advisory Service
5 September 2000 Green Games Sham - Visitors will Breathe Leaded Air - Why? 55 Countries will have Banned Leaded Petrol before Australia Does
30 August 2000 Green Games Sham - Visitors will Breathe Leaded Air - Why? 55 Countries will have Banned Leaded Petrol before Australia Does
25 July 2000 Latest Figures from The Lead Advisory Service Australia show that 0.017% of your lead fuel excise is well spent.
19 May 2000 New research on the health effects of lead exposure
11 April 2000 Lead is still an issue! Despite Lead Replacement Petrol now locally available
4 April 2000 leaded consumer products
24 December 1999  Pretty skies pretty poisonous
1 December 1999  Ceiling dust woodsmoke and other toxics
26 October 1999 Lead Poisoning Awareness Poster Now Available
21 October 1999 Safe Candles for Lead Poisoning Awareness Week?
19 October 1999 It is Lead Poisoning Awareness Day
13 September 1999 Lead poisoning is recognised internationally as one of the greatest health risks
9 August 1999 Candles sold in Australia have been found to have lead wicks
5 August 1999 Shame NSW WA the first to go totally unleaded
9 July 1999 Government policy vital for removal of hazardous lead containing ceiling dust in "Tarptown"
5 July 1999 Government policy vital for removal of hazardous lead containing ceiling dust in "Tarptown"
5 June  1999 Australians Need a Toxics Info Line
16 April 1999 Sydney clean up after hail storm may pose hidden lead contamination dangers
21 December 1998 David and Goliath Battle Taking Shape in the Hunter
14 October 1998 nearly 6,000 children may have too much lead in their blood
LAS 20 October 1998 Between 16 and 55 children will be lead poisoned by the time they are four years old
LPAD 20 October 1998 Does the Federal government think that each Australian child saved from lead poisoning is worth two dollars
4 September 1998 For the sake of breastfed babies – please be responsible when reporting new research on lead in breastmilk
31 May 1996  Helping at least 75,000 lead poisoned Australian children is not worth $150,000 to the Federal Government
27 May 1996 Deadline for National LEADLINE Project
19 February 1996 lead foundry - residents demand safe demolition
19 October 1995 Flawed research underestimates lead problem
27 September 1995 Lead contamination scare Councils risk legal action
26 April 1995 Australia is the lone objector to global lead petrol phase-out
19 March 1995 Blood Lead Testing - City Children Neglected
17 March 1995 Lead Centre maybe...
16 September 1994 lead workers - second class citizens

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The LEAD Group Inc. Fact Sheets

1. About the Global Lead Advice and Support Service (GLASS)

2. Main Sources of Lead

3. How Would You Know If You or Your Child Was lead poisoned?

4. Lead aware housekeeping

5. Ceiling dust & lead poisoning

6. Is your yard lead safe?
   你的院子是铅安全的吗

7. Health Impacts of lead poisoning

8. Rotary Questionnaire

9. Lead poisoned Pets and Your Family

10. Childhood Lead Poisoning Risk Factor Questionnaire

11. Is Your Child Safe From Lead? - What Can You Do About Lead?

12. Lead in Drinking Water in Australia

13. Have We Really Resolved The Lead Issue?

14. The Importance of the Availability of "Spot Tests" for Lead in Paint

15. Pregnant or Planning a Pregnancy

16. Breastfeeding and Lead

17. Lead in breast milk

18. Beware The Lead In Lead Lighting

19. Renting and Lead

20. What to do if you have too much lead in your tank water PDF

21. Lead Contamination in Stormwater PDF

22. Contamination At Shooting Ranges PDF

23. Banned: Leaded Wick Candles

24. Lead, Ageing and Death
    铅，衰老和死亡

25. Metal miniatures: How to minimise the risks of lead poisoning and contamination

26. 7 Point Plan for the MANAGEMENT OF LEAD by Australian parents and carers

27. Countries where Leaded Petrol is Possibly Still Sold for Road Use, As at 17^th June 2011

28. Lead Poisoning And The Brain - Cognitive Deficits And Mental Illness

29. Facts and Firsts of Lead

30. Lead mining royalties by state and territory

31. Lead Mining Stewardship - Grey Lead and the Role of The LEAD Group

32. Preventative Strategies of The LEAD Group

33. What do Doctors need to do about Lead?

34. A Naturopath's Experience Of Lead & People With Diagnosed Mental Illness

35. Case File: Helping Manage Australian Lead in Petrol - How GLASS Works

36. Glass Web & Service-Users, Experts & Volunteers, by Country; Countries with Leaded Petrol for Road Use & Worst Pollution

37. Lead in ceiling dust

38. Lead paint & ceiling dust management - how to do it lead-safely

39. Esperance parliamentary inquiry follow-up factsheet: Where to from Here??
    埃斯佩兰斯议会调查后续情况说明书：从这里去哪里？？

40. Broken Hill lead miners factsheet 1893 with Note 20081015

41. Helping a Doctor Help 35,000 Lead-Poisoned People Around the Lead Smelter at La Oroya in Peru
    Ayuda a un doctor que ayuda 35,000 personas envenenadas por plomo alrededor de la fundidora de plomo en la Oroya-Peru
    案例档案：帮助一个医生救助在秘鲁的拉奥罗亚的铅冶炼厂周围的35，000铅中毒的人民—全球铅咨询和支持的服务机构是怎末工作的

42. Fact sheet for Australian toy importers and traders

43. Iron Nutrition & Lead Toxicity PDF
    Informe de Acciones – Hierro y Plomo en la Nutrición PDF
    情况说明书—铁的营养和铅的毒性 PDF

44. Sanitarium-Are You getting Enough Iron PDF

45. Do-It-Yourself-Lead-Safe-Test-Kits-flyer

46. Blood lead testing: who to test, when, and how to respond to the result

47. Dangers of a blood lead level above 2 µg/dL and below 10 µg/dL to both adults and children PDF

48. Lead Exposure & Alzheimer’s Disease: Is There A Link?

49. In CHINA - Blood lead testing: who to test, when, and how to respond to the result
    在中国血铅测试：谁应该去检查，什么时候，如何对待不同的测试结果

50. Why you should have your ceiling dust removed before you take advantage of the Australian government's Energy Efficient Homes Package: Insulation Program

51. Alperstein et al Lead Alert - A Guide For Health Professionals 1994 PDF

52. Ceiling Dust WorkCover Guide Lee Schreiber Final Nov 1999 PDF

53. What can I do about climate change AND lead?

54. The Need for Expert Clinical Assessments in Diagnosis Of Heavy Metal Poisoning

55. Why you should have your ceiling dust removed before you have insulation installed

56. Thirty Thought-Starters on Ceiling Void Dust in Homes

57. Pectin: Panacea for both lead poisoning and lead contamination

58. Nutrients that reduce lead poisoning June 2010 PDF

59. Lead poisoning and menopause PDF

60. Fact sheet For Schoolkids From Professor Knowlead About Lead PDF

61. Prevention of Exposure to Lead at Work in Indonesia

62. Mencegah kontak dengan timbal di tempat kerja di Indonesia

63. How to Protect Your Family from Lead in Indonesia

64. Bagaimana melindungi keluargamu dari timbal di Indonesia

65. Cigarette Smoking & Lead Toxicity
     صحيفة معلومات: التدخين والتسمم بالرصاص

66. Medical Evaluation Questionnaire For Occupational Lead Exposure

67. Dangers of a blood lead level above 2 µg/dL and below 10 µg/dL to children

68. Dangers of a blood lead level above 2 µg/dL and below 10 µg/dL to adults

69. Biosolids used as fertilizer in China and other countries
    在中国和其他国家用生物固体作肥料

70. What are the lead poisoning risks of a lead pellet, bullet or shot lodged in the body?

71. Alcohol’s link to higher lead and iron levels

72. USA Case Definition of Adult (including Occupational) & Child Elevated Blood Lead Levels (EBLL)

73. Low Level Lead Exposure Harms Children - A Renewed Call for Primary Prevention

74. Occupational Health & Safety Fact Sheet Dangers of lead for roofers

75. Let’s Make Leaded Petrol History - Let’s Make Leaded Gasoline History

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