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Lead (Pb) has been used so widely for over 6,000 years around the world, and since Colonial times in the Baltimore geographic area, that it occurs and can be found almost everywhere. It is reported that more than 10 million metric tons of lead residue currently exists in earth's environment. Lead does not dissolve in water, does not dissipate, nor decay, nor burn. This stuff just lasts ... and lasts ,,, and lasts. It is accepted knowledge that lead ingested or inhaled in sufficient quantity --- particularly in children under the age of 6 years --- can be very harmful to the human body.
Most of the lead poisoning claims and lawsuits brought in the Baltimore area allege physical harm from "interrupted" lead paint ( chipped, peeled, dust, etc.) that has been ingested or inhaled from pre-1978 built rental apartments and houses. But, this is far from being the sole source of lead (Pb) poisoning in Baltimore. Other sources can include: (1) the air we breathe, (2) dust, (3) dirt(soil), (4)drinking water, (5) pipes and (6) plumbing fixtures, (7)food and (8) drinks, (9) toys, (10) furniture, (11) job sites, (12) jobs, (13) industrial sites, (14) playgrounds, (15) sandlots, (16) commercial buildings, (17) ceramics,(18) pottery,(19) jewelry,(20) cosmetics, (21) hobbies, (22) clothes, etc.
All are possible sources of toxic lead in the Baltimore environment.
Believe it or not, lead paint for residential use was once acceptable in our society. Before it was outlawed for consumer(including residential) use by the Federal government in 1978, lead-based paint was a legal product in great demand because it was washable and durable. It was repeatedly endorsed by the United States government, Maryland and other states, and local governments, and specified for wide use on government buildings until the mid-1970s. Its use peaked in 1922, and by 1940 the use of white lead pigmented paints for interiors was on the way out.
In 1951, Baltimore became the very first jurisdiction in the United States to ban the use of lead pigment in interior residential paint. The Federal government did not follow with its ban until 1978.
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