Lead pollution

Poison. Neurotoxin. Credited with the Fall of Rome. Need we say more? Yes, we do.

EPA lists the most common effects of long-term exposure to lead as:

Damage to the brain and nervous system
Behavior and learning problems, such as hyperactivity
Slowed growth
Hearing problems
Headaches
Reproductive problems (in both men and women)
High blood pressure and hypertension
Nerve disorders
Memory and concentration problems
Muscle and joint pain

According to the US government standards, lead is about 180000 times as harmful as carbon dioxide (How we know that?).

Impact of one pound
of "Lead pollution":

Overall impact (CEII): 6361740
Depletion (DI): 0	Pollution (PI): 6426000	Entropy (EI)): 0

Relative toxicity	180000
Pollutant unit	pound

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PI - Pollution Index. Indication of the amount and severity of the pollution generated during the life cycle of an item. The higher number, the more pollution.

DI - Depletion Index. Indication of the amount of resources used during production and disposal of an item. The higher number, the more resources are used (and the less sustainable the product is).

EI - Entropy Index. - Indication of the amount of energy wasted during the life cycle of an item. The higher number, the more energy is wasted.

CEII - Composite Environmental Impact Index. Indication of the item's impact on the environment, taking into account the resources used and the pollution generated during production, use, and disposal of the item. The higher number, the higher impact.

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