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  2. Lead Poisoning in Old Homes: DIYers Beware

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    Lead Poisoning in Old Homes: DIYers Beware. The Associated Press. Updated July 14, 2016 at 6:26 PM. ... The risk of lead-based paint from older homes is back in the news, as the government ...

  3. 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.

  4. 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]

  5. Lead Paint Violations In Homes With Young Children. More than 75 percent of all violations for lead paint conditions in units with children under the age of 6 are found in areas where the poverty rate exceeds the city's average of 21 percent, according to a Huffington Post / WNYC analysis of government data.

  6. Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act - Wikipedia

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    In the past, lead was added to household paint to increase its drying speed and improve the durability and life of the finish. However, Lead is toxic and is a possible carcinogen. In 1978, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the residential use of lead-based paint containing ≥0.06% lead (600 ppm). [2] [3] [4]

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

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  8. EPA finalizes stricter rules targeting ‘scourge’ of lead ...

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    Any level of lead paint dust in is considered hazardous, according to new requirements for identifying and cleaning up the harmful dust in certain homes and child-care facilities across the ...

  9. 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.