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  2. Lead Poisoning in Old Homes: DIYers Beware

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    The risk of lead-based paint from older homes is back in the news, as the government considers tightening the definition of lead poisoning in babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Lower levels than ...

  3. List of Superfund sites in Missouri - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Superfund sites in Missouri designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]

  4. Housing quality and health outcomes in the United States

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    In low-income neighborhoods crime and noxious noise and odors can force individuals to isolate in substandard homes, which often characterize low-income neighborhoods. The combination of avoiding outside activity and isolating in dangerous living spaces leads to negative health outcomes such as obesity, lead poisoning, and asthma. [2]

  5. Lead safe work practices - Wikipedia

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    Mandated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) standard 24 CFR Part 1330 (a) (4), Lead-Safe Work Practices provide those performing remodeling tasks in homes built before 1978 with guidelines on procedures they should be using to prevent creating a lead hazard.

  6. EPA announces stricter lead paint policies impacting millions ...

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    In a ruling issued Thursday, the EPA is cracking down on lead paint dust that remains in millions of homes and poses a health risk to young children.

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

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    [6] [7] Airborne lead enters the body by breathing or swallowing lead particles or dust once it has settled. Old lead-based paint is the most significant source of lead exposure in the U.S. [7] [8] Most homes built before 1960 contain heavily leaded paint. Some homes built as recently as 1978 may also contain lead paint. [citation needed]

  8. Lead is a 'lurking hazard,' so Citizens is replacing water ...

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    Lead is a neurotoxin that can have serious impacts including learning disabilities and impaired hearing, particularly for younger children. Lead is a 'lurking hazard,' so Citizens is replacing ...

  9. Asbestos - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos (/ æ s ˈ b ɛ s t ə s, æ z-,-t ɒ s / ass-BES-təs, az-, -⁠toss) [1] is a group of naturally occurring, toxic, carcinogenic and fibrous silicate minerals.There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre (particulate with length substantially greater than width) [2] being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into ...