Environmental Health Services
Lead Protection
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Don't Spread Lead is a
Do-It-Yourselfer's Guide to preventing lead
poisoning by working lead-safe.
Are you getting ready to fix up or do
repairs on an older home? If your home was
built before 1978, it MAY contain lead
paint. And if you do repairs or renovations
without taking proper precautions, you could
put yourself, your family, and your
community at risk for lead poisoning, a very
serious illness.
Anyone can get lead poisoning but lead is
especially dangerous for unborn babies,
infants, young children, and pregnant women.
Lead can harm a child's brain, and can cause
lifelong learning and behavior problems.
Lead can also harm older children and
adults.
If your home has lead paint, then common
home improvement activities -- such as
sanding and scraping an old windowsill or
removing paint with a heat gun -- can
produce dangerous lead dust, chips, and
fumes. Don't Spread Lead shows you
how to handle small repairs or renovations
safely.
Lead Source Reduction
Lead Source Reduction includes environmental health follow-up services
through referrals based on elevated blood lead screening of children one to six
years of age. The objective is to identify lead sources and exposures in the
child's environment and recommend the necessary corrective action. The follow-up
evaluations are conducted as a team effort with Personnel Health Division staff
and the follow-up activity ensures compliance. When necessary, a referral is
made to the appropriate housing authority for legal action. Lead reduction
efforts in the water supply program are limited to consultations, informational
pamphlet distribution and referrals to the MDPH or private laboratories for
water analysis.
For more information, call (810) 257-3603.
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