Lead Paint and Removal Info

Today, childhood lead poisoning is considered the most preventable environmental disease among young children, yet an estimated 250,000 U.S. children have elevated blood-lead levels. A simple blood test can prevent permanent damage that will last a lifetime. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is committed to eliminating this burden to public health. National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) CDC and HHS share the goal of eliminating childhood lead poisoning in Read more ⇒

Before the 1970s, household paint often contained lead. As lead paint ages, it can chip or crumble into dust. Exposure to lead-paint dust or chips can cause serious health problems. Children and pregnant women are at higher risk. So, if you live in or own an older home, you need to know how to protect yourself and others. GETTING STARTED There are many ways to reduce the hazards of lead-based paint — but SOME METHODS OF REMOVING PAINT ACTUALLY INCREASE Read more ⇒

LEAD-FREE KIDS FOR A HEALTHY FUTURE—NATIONAL LEAD POISONING PREVENTION WEEK Nearly a quarter of a million children living in the United States have blood lead levels high enough to cause significant damage to their health, estimates the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on data from a 2003–2004 national survey. If high blood lead levels are not detected early, children with such high levels of lead in their bodies can suffer from damage to the brain and nervous system. Read more ⇒

From a distance, the house in Winchester, Mass., site of the 2002 This Old House TV project, was a picture of yellow siding and white trim. Closer inspection revealed a craggy clapboard landscape of cracks, chips, and flakes where 10 coats of paint, applied during the 80-year life of the house, were failing by degrees. “The clapboards are cypress, I think—a full 10 inches wide and 7/8 inches thick at the butt,” said TOH general contractor Tom Silva. “Beautiful wood Read more ⇒

You Keep your child safe in everything else. It’s time to think about lead poisoning in your own home. If your home was built before 1978 it could contain lead based paint. The dust, chipped paint, peeled paint, can be ingested, especially by children. Don’t let it happen. Check for lead, just to be safe. Nearly a quarter of a million children living in the United States have blood lead levels high enough to cause significant damage to their health, Read more ⇒

Lead poisoning is a serious but preventable health problem. Lead can cause permanent damage—especially to the developing brains and nervous systems of unborn children and children under six years old. It can cause lifelong learning, behavior, and medical problems. This video was created as an entry for a video contest sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It was produced by the University of Read more ⇒

Lead is highly toxic. Exposure to it can be dangerous, especially for children who are 6 or younger. It is important that every parent know about where lead can be found, and how to protect your children from exposure to lead. It is also important to know what to do if you or a member of your family is exposed to lead. Lead is poisonous because it interferes with some of the body’s basic functions. A human body cannot tell Read more ⇒

Prevention Tips Lead poisoning is entirely preventable. The key is stopping children from coming into contact with lead and treating children who have been poisoned by lead. The goal is to prevent lead exposure to children before they are harmed. There are many ways parents can reduce a child’s exposure to lead. The key is stopping children from coming into contact with lead. Lead hazards in a child’s environment must be identified and controlled or removed safely. How are children Read more ⇒

Three companies that sold lead-based paint and were sued by the state in a landmark case cannot recover money they spent defending themselves in the lawsuit, a judge ruled Tuesday. Rhode Island in February 2006 won a jury verdict that could have forced the three companies, including the Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams Co., to spend billions of dollars removing lead paint from homes and buildings in the state. The state Supreme Court threw out the verdict in 2008, and the companies asked Read more ⇒