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The department's childhood lead poisoning prevention program can be contacted at 502-574-6644 or through an online email form.
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 ...
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 514, a proposed bill introduced by Rep. Lisa Baker to amend the Childhood Blood Lead Test Act, would provide the opportunity for all children to be tested for lead by age ...
Lead poisoning, also known as plumbism and saturnism, is a type of metal poisoning caused by lead in the body. [2] Symptoms may include abdominal pain, constipation, headaches, irritability, memory problems, infertility, and tingling in the hands and feet. [1]
But Flint brought renewed attention to the problem, and new investment in lead poisoning prevention, he said. Other crises erupted in 2016 in Newark, New Jersey, and in 2018 in Benton Harbor ...
Lead poisoning epidemics refer to specific instances of mass lead poisoning. These events often occur without the knowledge of the communities they affect. Common causes of lead poisoning epidemics include mining, lead recycling, and food/water contamination. [ 1] These events also cause disproportionate childhood fatalities as children are ...
Before that, the Health Department had a lead poisoning prevention program that mainly consisted of mandatory blood testing for children under 3. The 2004 law, called Local Law 1, beefed up the housing department’s inspection system, requiring that officials check for deteriorating lead paint when they are called for any complaint to an ...
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. Lead poisoning remains a major environmental health ...