Free Lead Poisoning Hazard Information

Do you want some helpful government literature? If so, there is a ton of it available for free. The following list is just a partial listing of some stuff you can get. I built this list from a helpful EPA web page . You can order 15 of the documents online right from there. If you don't have Web access, then order by mail. Call 800-424-LEAD for complete mailing instructions. Here is what they will tell you to do:

• If you would like documents sent to you via U.S. Mail, please provide your name, address, and daytime phone number.
• Make a list of what publications you want.
• Please limit your document request to 15 individual documents.
• Some NLIC documents may be available from the EPA Fax-on-Demand system. Call 1-800-424-LEAD for more information.

Partial Lead Hazard Document Listing:

• 003 EPA Fact Sheet: Learn About Lead
• 400 EPA Reducing Lead Hazard When Remodeling Your Home
• 402 EPA Lead Exposure Associated With Renovation and Remodeling Activities
• 418 EPA Testing Your Home for Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil
• 011 CDC/ATSDR Lead in Your Drinking Water
• 017 EPA Lead in Your Home: A Parent's Reference Guide
• 019 EPA Lead Poisoning and Your Children
• 021 EPA Identifying Lead Hazards in Your Home
• 024 EPA Report on the National Survey of Lead-Based Paint in Housing
• 029 NLIC National Lead Information Center List of Documents available by FAX on Demand
• 319 EPA Fact Sheet: Disclosure of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Homes
• 322 EPA EPA and HUD Notification and Disclosure Rule
• 323 EPA/HUD Lead; Requirements for Disclosure of Known Lead-Based Paint
• 325 EPA/HUD Real Estate Disclosure Forms (Sale / Lease)
• 420 EPA A Field Test of Lead-Based Paint Testing Technologies: Summary
• 426 AECLP EPA's National Guidelines for Lead Hazards in Dust and Soil
• 440 EPA Residential Sampling for Lead; Protocols for Dust and Soil
• 443 EPA Sampling House Dust for Lead; Basic Concepts and Literature Review
• 471 EPA Summary and Assessment of Published Information on Determining Lead Exposures and Mitigating Lead Hazards Associated with Dust and Soil in Residential Carpets, Furniture, and Forced Air Ducts
• 500 OSHA Lead Exposure in Construction - Interim Ruling
• 601 HUD Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead Based Paint Hazards in Housing; Chapter 7 - Inspection

Companion Articles:  Lead Paint Problems, Beware of Lead Paint, Lead Poisoning Danger - Lead Paint, Hepa Filter & Hepa Vacuum Manufacturers

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Tim Carter

Tim built custom homes and did ultra-custom remodeling for 20+ years before launching his Ask the Builder media presence. He was selected as one of the Big 50 by Remodeling magazine in 1993. This award gave birth to Ask the Builder in October 1993. Tim also operates https://DrawPlumbingPlans.com. His @askthebuilder YouTube channel was the first home improvement channel on YouTube.