BALTIMORE LEAD PAINT STATISTICS

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Baltimore Lead Paint Statistics :


- Not only in Baltimore, but all over the nation, lead paint is still present --- though diminishingly so
   in millions of houses and apartments that were constructed before 1978 (when use of lead paint in  residences was banned). Much of this lead paint is frequently present under layers of newer unleaded
paint.


-  Deteriorating lead paint (e.g., peeling, chipping, chalking, cracking, damaged, or damp or dust) continues to be a hazard to the human body when inhaled or ingested, and requires immediate attention by landlords and/or tenants. This situation is especially hazardous for children under the age of 6.


-  Residences built in the Baltimore area between the years of 1960 and 1977 have a 24% chance of
containing lead-based paint.


-  Residences constructed between the years of 1940 and 1959 have a 69% chance of containing
lead paint.


-   Residences built in Baltimore before 1940 have an 87% chance of containing leaded paint.


- In addition to dwellings, two additional major sources of toxic lead in Baltimore are dust and soil.


- Due to much-better and more comprehensive screening for lead, as well as much-improved efforts at lead poisoning prevention, the average blood lead levels in both adults and children has diminished substantially in recent years.


- As a result of these efforts, today childhood deaths from lead poisoning are extremely uncommon, and most pediatric lead poisoning occurs in children with blood lead levels in the range of 10 to 20 ug/dL ( 10 microliters/decaliter). Lead poison illnesses, nevertheless, can be very devastating to the victim as well as the victim's family.


[ Charles Jerome Ware is a premier landlord lead paint and lead poisoning defense attorney.  For an initial courtesy consultation, contact Attorney Charles Ware at (410) 720-6129 or (410) 730-5016.
He can help you if you are the subject of lead paint and/or lead poisoning claims or lawsuits].