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Lead-based paint poses a health risk to children and adults alike if the fumes and dust chips are either inhaled or ingested. In the late 1970s, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission established a limit on the level of lead that could be in paint. Encapsulants are materials that can be used to prevent exposure…

In 1978' the United States federally banned the use of lead paint in building homes, offices, and other properties. Unfortunately, up until this point lead paint was one of the most commonly used products when building new homes. Even now in 2021, there is still a high risk of properties having lead paint. Compared to…

Whenever the news covers a story on lead paint, children are often brought up. As kids are the most vulnerable group towards lead paint and lead poisoning, it is important to remind parents to check their homes for lead paint. But because of the fixation on the dangers of lead paint for children, many adults…