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Lead (Pb) has been used extensively in hundreds of utilitarian applications by mankind since prehistoric times : from sweetening of wine by the Romans to cooking utensils in Greece, etc.
In its metal form or composition, lead (Pb) has been widely used in plumbing systems, lead-acid batteries, and tetraethyl lead in gasolines. Lead oxides have been used in many high quality paints.
Unfortunately, the ingestion or inhalation of lead in sufficient quantities can have detrimental effects on the human body; particularly in children up to age 7. Ingesting even minute amounts of lead --- particularly in children --- can affect the kidneys, the central nervous system, blood and reproductive systems.
The history of the use of lead-based paint in Baltimore (at least since Colonial times) and around the world is long.
When lead-based paint was marketed before 1978 in the United States, it was a legal product in demand because it was utilitarian --- washable, durable, attractive, etc. It was routinely accepted by municipalities, state and federal government agencies, and even specified for use on government buildings until about the mid-1970's. Use of lead-based paint in the U.S. peaked in about 1922, and by 1940 or so use of the popular "white lead" paint pigments for building interior use was declining.
In 1951, Baltimore banned the use of lead pigments in interior paint in Baltimore housing. This was the very first such restriction in the nation.
In 1971, the federal Lead Poisoning Prevention Act was passed.
In 1978, the Federal Government banned residential and consumer uses of lead-based paint.
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