French health authorities are urging parents with young children and pregnant women to get their lead levels tested after April's catastrophic fire that engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in the French capital.
The move was described"as a precaution" and came after the city's health authorities said they were investigating whether the fire was to blame for high levels of lead found in the bloodstream of a child living in central Paris.
What is lead poisoning? 01:12"Before launching a competition for the design of a new steeple, we should launch a competition to decontaminate what at the moment, alas, can be considered an industrial wasteland," the group said."For several months or even years, residents and people within the affected perimeter may inhale lead dust without knowing it," it added.
Police, however, did warn that children under 6 and pregnant woman were the most susceptible to lead poisoning through"multiple" inhalations and advised locals who frequent the area to regularly wash their hands and for locals to use a wet mop or cloth to wipe down their apartments.Lead exposure can affect nearly every system in the body and can damage the brain and nervous system.
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