Is your home built before 1978, and are you worried about lead-based paint? Are children in your home or daycare at risk for lead poisoning? Lead Poisoning & Health Resources. Children living or …

Lead is added to paint to accelerate drying, increase durability, maintain a fresh appearance, and resist moisture that causes corrosion. It is one of the main health and environmental hazards associated …

Mar 31, 2025 · Lead paint: If there's a bogeyman lingering inside your house, it's the fear that some part of it is coated in this dangerous substance. Here's everything you need to know about the risks of …

Dec 8, 2025 · Learn about the health effects of lead, who is at risk, how to test for lead in paint or other areas of your home, how to find or become a lead-safe certified firm, and more about the Lead …

Mar 26, 2025 · Lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust can cause lead exposure for young children. They are considered some of the most widespread and hazardous sources for lead …

About Lead-Based PaintLead is a highly toxic metal that may cause a range of health problems, especially in young children. When lead is absorbed into the body, it can cause damage to the brain …

Sep 15, 2025 · Lead-based paint is a type of paint that contains significant amounts of lead, a toxic heavy metal, historically added to paint to improve durability, moisture resistance, drying time, and to …

Painting over lead is generally the easiest way to provide some protection against lead paint, but it’s also the least effective. Painting over lead paint is very susceptible to wear and other damage and …

Jan 20, 2022 · Lead paint has existed since as early as the fourth century B.C., and it’s been causing health problems ever since. And while the dangers of lead paint have echoed throughout history, …

Lead paint on a porch in 2018 Lead-based paint was widely used in the United States because of its durability. The United States banned the manufacture of lead-based house paint in 1978 due to …