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Charles Jerome Ware, LLC is a premier, nationally recognized and respected lead paint landlord defense attorney, serving primarily Maryland and Washington, D.C. For an initial courtesy consultation, contact us at (410) 720-6129. We can help you, and we are happy to do so.
Lead is virtually everywhere in Baltimore, and prevalent in several neighborhoods in D.C.
In both cities it can be found in many houses and apartments built before 1978, as well as in drinking water, pipes and plumbing fixtures, dust, soil, playgrounds, industrial work sites, buildings, home remedies, toys, ceramics, pottery, etc. In many instances it is even in the air people breathe. In fact, lead (Pb) has been around so long that it is estimated that over 10 million metric tons of lead residue reside in the environment. Lead is not diluted, not dissolvable, and does not burn. It lasts, and lasts, and lasts. In sufficient amounts lead is harmful to the human body, particularly in children up to age 6.
Lead (Pb) is a "heavy" sweet-tasting metal that occurs naturally in the earth's crust. It has been used by humankind since at least 3000 B.C. (as recorded). Lead poisoning (Plumbism), therefore, has also been around since that time. The ancient Greeks, Romans, etc., used lead in their food, cooking utensils, plumbing systems [ hence, Plumbum]etc., and even added lead in abundance to their unremarkable wine --- to sweeten it.
Because of its toxicity, lead (Pb) was banned for consumer use by the Federal government in 1978.
In 1951, Baltimore, Maryland banned the use of lead pigment in interior paint in Baltimore housing.
It was the first such lead (Pb) restriction in the United States.
For information, contact us at (410) 720-6129.
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