Lead is a toxic metal and can enter the body as dust or fumes and affects nearly every system in the body. Lead was a common component of surface coating materials, such as paint or surface coatings. Lead enters the body through inhalation or ingestion, circulates throught the body and is stored in the body's tissues and bones. Everyone is exposed to a certain amount of lead during their day-to-day activities, and your body can naturally remove lead over time, however if some lead enters the body quicker than it can be removed serious advers health effects may result. Some of the health problems associated with lead overexposure is kidney failure, exhaustion, reproductive problems and birth defects.