Dust containing lead from renovations or remodeling
Folk remedies

  • Ayurvedic medicine (traditional medicine from Tibet)

  • Azarcon (bright orange powder thought to be medicinal)

  • Ba-baw-san (Chinese herbal medicine used for colic)

  • Bint Al Zahab (Iranian powder mixed with honey and butter for colic)

  • Bint Dahab (Saudi Arabian yellow powder used as a home remedy)

  • Bokhoor (Kuwaiti fumes from wood and lead used to calm infants)

  • Ghasard (brown powder to aid in digestion)

  • Greta (Mexican yellow powder to treat gastrointestinal distress)

  • Jin Bu Huan (Chinese herbal medicinal pain reliever)

  • Pay-loo-ah (Vietnamese red powder to treat fever or rash)

  • Po Ying Tan (Chinese herbal medicine)

  • Santrinj (Saudi Arabian red powder used for teething)

  • Saudi traditional medicine (orange powder for teething)

  • Surma (Indian black powder used for teething)

  • Tibetan herbal vitamin (used for brain health)

Imported candy
Imported cosmetics

  • Eye cosmetics from Pakistan

  • Kohl (a type of eyeliner from India, the Middle East, and Africa)

  • Surma (powder applied to the eyes, from India)

Imported jewelry
Imported toys
Indoor shooting ranges
Paint chips from lead-based paint
Pottery and ceramics
Soil contaminated with lead
Take-home exposures (based on occupation of parents/family members)

  • Battery reclamation workers

  • Ceramics workers

  • Construction workers

  • Furniture refinishers

  • Radiator repair workers

Tea kettles
Vinyl mini blinds
Water contaminated by lead leaching from pipes, solder, valves, fixtures