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  2. Lead abatement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Lead paint removal can cost 8 to 15 dollars per square foot. [1] A kit offered by the EPA containing lead test costs 25 dollars. [2] After a house has been discovered to contain lead, its owner has four options they can pursue to prevent lead poisoning: they can encapsulate it, enclose it, remove it or replace the contaminated items.

  3. How to test for lead paint in your home and what to do if you ...

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    Lead was often mixed into oil-based paints before 1978, the year lead paint was banned for residential use in the U.S. Over time, oil-based paints will crack in a distinctive alligator scale-like ...

  4. Lead-based paint in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The District of Columbia defines "lead-based paint" as any "paint, surface coating that contains lead equal to or exceeding 0.7 milligram per square centimeter (0.7 mg/cm2) or 0.5% by weight." [9] This is more stringent than the HUD lead-based paint standard of 1.0 mg/cm2) . Some states have adopted this or similar definitions of "lead-based ...

  5. Your home could contain dangerous lead paint: How to find out

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    Forty-six years after it was banned in the U.S., many homes still have lead paint, which could potentially cause health problems.

  6. Lead paint - Wikipedia

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    In 2018 the State of Delaware banned the use of lead paint on outdoor structures. [36] Also, the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (a.k.a. the "Lead Paint Act") was created in order to ensure that the disclosure of any lead-based hazards in a building be discussed with potential buyers or renters of units.

  7. Could Erie see testing for lead-based paint become part of ...

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    Aaron Snippert, executive director of the Erie Redevelopment Authority, wants to explore "some kind of lead testing component" regarding the program.

  8. Poison Profits -- The Lead Paint Blame Game

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    Mandatory blood testing and a 2004 law requiring lead paint inspections have paid dividends, contributing to a big drop in the number of reported poisoning cases each year. But for children in many of the poorest parts of the city — areas populated overwhelmingly by minorities and immigrants — the risk of lead poisoning remains stubbornly ...

  9. Lead abatement - Wikipedia

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    There are various lead abatement techniques to remove residential lead-based paint and lead in household dusts. Encapsulation and enclosure makes the hazard of lead-based paint inaccessible, while chemical stripping, removal of abrasives, scraping with the hand, and component replacement are effective in permanently removing lead-based paints from households. [5]