Second Largest Civil Lead Rule Penalty Issued

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, alongside the Environmental Protection Agency, recently filed a civil lawsuit against a general contractor for violations of...

Study: Segregation Contributes to Lead Risks

A recently published study has concluded that young black children living in racially segregated U.S. neighborhoods face a heightened risk of potentially brain-damaging lead exposure.

Lead Violations Corrected in 5K NY Apartments

At the beginning of the month, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that hundreds of lead paint violations in more than 5,000 apartments, among other concerns, have been successfully enf...

The RRP Rule Hits Home (or, Why this Homeowner Paid More but Got More)

by Harold Hower

All this debate and discussion about the EPA’s lead-paint Renovate, Repair and Painti...

True or False: Recent medical studies on workplace lead exposure show that adverse health effects could occur in adults at higher blood lead levels than what was previously recognized.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced $520 million in funding available to protect low-income households from ______________.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced $520 million in funding to better protect low-income households from lead-based paint and other home health and safety hazards. Do you think this funding will successfully promote reduced lead exposure and negative health effects?

In June, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced new lead standards to protect children, lowering dust-lead hazards from 40 micrograms of lead per square foot to 10 micrograms on floors and 250 micrograms to 100 micrograms on windowsills. In addition to the grant program passed in March, do you believe the EPA’s efforts will prove effective?

How do you determine whether a lead-bearing coating can be overcoated or removed and replaced?

Dealing with Lead Paint Removal

from D+D In Depth, October 2017 ; by GREGORY A. DOWELL AND EDWARD A. GERNS, WISS, JANNEY, ELSTNER ASSOCIATES

If you encounter lead paint during a repair or restoration project, you need to know ...

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