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(1) Lead (Pb) can also be found in other things besides just lead-based paint in Baltimore, including: drinking water, pipes, plumbing, food, home remedies, toys, furniture, other objects from such countries as China, jewelry, cosmetics, work clothes, soil, plants and trees, playgrounds, school yards, etc.
(2) Residential units built prior to 1978 may have been painted with lead-based paint.
(3) By itself, lead-based paint is not harmful to the human body. It is when the lead paint is disturbed and lead (Pb) is ingested that it can become dangerous, particularly in very young children ages 0 to 6 years of age. Lead paint chips, peelings, , dust, etc., can lead to lead poisoning and serious health complications, particularly among very young children.
(4) It is Federal law --- TITLE X, the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 ---
that any person or family in the act of renting, buying, or renovating a residential unit built prior to 1978 must be given (and signed for) Federally-approved ( EPA,etc.) information regarding lead-based paint.
(5) To be clear, residential use of lead-based paint in the United States was outlawed in 1978.
(6) Over one million workers in more than 100 different occupations in Baltimore, Maryland and throughout the United States may be exposed to lead poisoning every day away from their homes.
(7) Lead removal from residential units should be performed by qualified, certified professionals. Improper lead removal can increase lead poisoning hazards by spreading more lead (Pb) dust throughout the residence.
(8) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines lead poisoning as having a blood lead level of 10 microliters/decaliter in humans.
(9)The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has announced that blood lead levels below 10 microliters/decaliter can have possible detrimental effects on some.
(10) A blood lead poisoning test reflects exposure only over the last 90 days of a person's life.
(11) Lead (Pb) is not able to dissolve in water or biodegrade, dissipate, decay, or burn.
(12) Therefore (see 11, supra), it is estimated that at least 10 million metric tons of lead residue is in our environment.
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