Paint lead levels in a restricted environment

HE HEALTH effects of lead are well known and it is now recognised that there are a number of environmental sources of this toxic metal. Over a number of years there has been widespread concern about the lead additives in petrol and the fact that this is the predominant source of airborne lead. This lead may then follow various pathways in water or food, eventually reaching humans. Particular attention has been given to the effects of lead from petrol on children, but the specific behavioural and subclinical effects are difficult to quantify. There is no doubt, however, that lead can cause adverse health effects. Another source of environmental lead that is in-