1.   It was also argued that the ban was premature and that developing nations would have their industrial development impaired as a result.

2.   It was also argued that the ban was premature and that undeveloped nations would have their industrial development impaired as a result.

3.   Exposure to low levels of lead can harm the brains of young children, reducing intelligence and impairing neurobehavioral development, studies have found.

4.   Even at low levels, lead has been shown to impair fetal development, cause learning disabilities in children and lead to miscarriages in pregnant women.

5.   High levels could impair mental development later in the child.

6.   Lead can impair fetal development and cause brain damage in children.

7.   Autism, caused by a neurological disorder, can severely impair development.

8.   Lead poisoning can impair intellectual development in children and cause progressive kidney disease in adults.