Lead at Superfund Sites: Related Links

The following references provide additional information related to lead and lead cleanup.

On this page:

• Links to EPA websites of interest
• Links to websites outside of the EPA 

Links to EPA websites of interest

• EPA lead website
  Information on the Federal lead poisoning prevention program and EPA's efforts to address residential lead hazards.

• EPA’s actions under Federal Lead Action Plan
  Information about implementation status of EPA’s actions under the 2018 Federal Action Plan to reduce childhood lead exposures and associated health impacts.
   

• EPA lead enforcement website
  Information on EPA's activities to ensure compliance with lead laws and regulations.

• EPA Superfund Risk Assessment website
  Includes documents related to risk assessment at Superfund sites.

• EPA/HUD Residential Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Program (Section 1018 of Title X)
  Describes disclosure requirements for sales and leases of older homes.

• EPA Regional Office Lead Coordinators
  Contact information for the EPA's Regional Offices that implement federal environmental programs around the country. Information on Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) projects and programs.

• Lead Abatement Program: Training and Certification Program for Lead-Based Paint Activities
  Provides information on the federal training and certification program for lead-based paint professionals.

• Hazard Standards for Lead in Paint, Dust and Soil (TSCA Section 403)
  Information for identifying residential lead-based paint hazards, including lead-contaminated household dust and soils.

• Best Management Practices for Lead at Outdoor Shooting Ranges Manual
  Information on lead management at outdoor rifle, pistol, trap, skeet, and sporting clay ranges.

• Lead Hotline -- National Lead Information Center 
  How to contact the NLIC.

• Lead's Impact on Indoor Air Quality
  Information on indoor air quality and indoor air pollution.

• Office of Land and Emergency Management
  Agency-wide policy, guidance, and direction for the Agency's solid waste and emergency response programs.

• Toxics Release Inventory
  Information on toxic chemicals that are being used, manufactured, treated, transported, or released into the environment.

• Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992

• TechDirect
  TechDirect, hosted by EPA's Technology Innovation Office, is an information service that highlights new publications and events of interest to site remediation and site assessment professionals. Each month, subscribers receive an e-mail message describing the availability of publications and events.

Links to non-EPA websites 

• Alliance for Healthy Homes 
  Information on protecting children from lead hazards in their homes.

• CDC (Centers for Disease Control) Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program 
  Information on screening children for lead and eliminating hazards.

• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 
  Safety information on reducing the risk of injury or death from consumer products.

• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes 
  Information on lead poisoning issues.

• MEDLINEPlus Health Information on Lead Poisoning
  General overview of lead poisoning and information on clinical trials, prevention, screening, law, policy, and children's lead poisoning. Also provides lists of print publications. 

• National Academy of Sciences Report on Investigative Strategies for Lead-Source Attribution at Superfund Sites Associated with Mining Activities (2017)
  The study recommends potential improvements in approaches used for assessing sources of lead contamination at or near Superfund sites, without recommending changes to the clean-up requirements or remediation activities at any designated site. Further, identifies important research needs.

• National Academy of Sciences Report on Superfund and Mining Megasites 
  The National Academy of Sciences Report on Superfund and Mining Megasites: Lessons from the Coeur d'Alene River Basin; Final Publication, December 2005.

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Safety and Health Topic Lead Page
  Health and safety information related to lead in the workplace.

• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Lead Poisoning Information Page
  Information on lead poisoning as well as kids' pages on lead information.

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  Covers a range of topics on worker safety and health-related issues.