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Basic Lead Information Did you know the following facts about lead? Lead exposure can harm young children and babies even before they are born. Even children who seem healthy can have high levels of lead in their bodies. You can get lead in your body by breathing or swallowing lead dust, or by eating soil or paint chips containing lead.
Where Lead is Found Lead-Based Paint:
Household dust: Dust can pick up lead from deteriorating lead-based paint or from soil tracked into a home. Drinking water: Your home might have plumbing with lead or lead solder. Call your local health department or water supplier to see about testing your water. You cannot see, smell, or taste lead, and boiling your water will not get rid of it.
Are You Planning to Buy or Rent a Home Built Before 1978? Many houses and apartments built before 1978 have paint that contains lead (called lead-based paint). Lead from paint, chips, and dust can pose serious health hazards if not taken care of properly. Federal law requires that individuals receive certain information before renting or buying pre-1978 housing: Residential Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Program Landlords: Have to disclose known information on lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards before leases take effect. Leases must include a disclosure form about lead-based paint. Sellers: Have to disclose known information on lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards before selling a house. Sales contracts must include a disclosure form about lead-based paint. Buyers have up to 10 days to check for lead hazards Remodeling or Renovating a Home with Lead-Based Paint If not conducted properly, certain types of renovations can release lead from paint and dust into the air. Many houses and apartments built before 1978 have paint that contains lead (called lead-based paint). Lead from paint, chips, and dust can pose serious health hazards if not taken care of properly. Pre-Renovation Education Program (PRE) Federal law requires that contractors provide lead information to residents before renovating a pre-1978 housing Renovators: have to give you a pamphlet titled Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home, before starting work. Take precautions before your contractor or you begin remodeling or renovations that disturb painted surfaces (such as scraping off paint or tearing out walls): Have the area tested for lead-based paint.
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