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Lead-Safe Renovation, Repairs and Painting
Lead-Safe Certified
-- Find certified renovation, repair and painting firms near you
-- How to become Lead-Safe Certified
-- Accredited training providers near you
-- Find out about EPA-recognized test kits
-- Find out if your state is operating the certification program instead of EPA
-- Frequent Questions
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Highlights
On October 15, 2011, the National Toxicology Program issued a draft monograph on the health effects of low-level exposure to lead (PDF) (196 pp, 1.9M), showing that low-level exposure "is associated with the following: reproductive and developmental effects, neurological effects, immunological effects, cardiovascular effects, and/or renal effects."
Speak to a Specialist
Contact the National Lead Information Center (NLIC) at 1-800-424-LEAD (5323).
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Why Do You Need to Be Concerned About Lead?
Lead is a toxic metal that was used for many years in paint and other products found in and around our homes. Lead also can be emitted into the air from industrial sources and leaded aviation gasoline, and lead can enter drinking water from plumbing materials. Lead may cause a range of health effects, from behavioral problems and learning disabilities, to seizures and death. Children six years old and under are most at risk.
Most Common Sources of Lead Poisoning:
- Deteriorating lead-based paint
- Lead contaminated dust
- Lead contaminated residential soil
On this Web site:
Read about National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, October 23-29, 2011.
- Facts about lead
- Health effects of lead
- Where lead is found
- Where lead is likely to be a hazard
- How to check your family and home for lead
- What you can do to protect your family
- Are you planning to buy or rent a home built before 1978?
- Renovating, repairing or painting a home, child care facility or school with lead-based paint
- Other EPA pamphlets on lead
Where You Live - Get contacts for lead information in each EPA regional office.
Renovation, Repair and Painting - Learn about EPA's lead-safety rules and lead-safe work practices.
Lead Professionals - Read about EPA requirements for lead-based paint abatement for known hazards, inspection, and risk assessment.
Grants - Read about EPA's grant programs to fund lead poisoning prevention activities in local communities and across the nation.
Lead in the News - Read about recalls, lead in toys and children's jewelry and more.
Rules and Regulations - Read about EPA regulations and policy guidance on lead abatement, cleanup, risk assessment, and remodeling and renovations.
Resource Center - Access links to additional information sources on lead from other EPA offices and organizations involved in efforts to reduce lead exposure.