LEAD-BASED PAINT: HOME REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS

Any house or apartment built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint. Most homes built before 1960 contain lead-based paint. Lead-based paint produced before 1960 contains higher concentrations of lead than paint manufactured in later years.

Lead-based paint can be on walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, and sometimes floors. When lead-based paint on these surfaces is broken, sanded, or scraped, it breaks into tiny, sometimes invisible, pieces that your child may swallow or inhale. Even small repair and renovation jobs, including repainting projects, can create enough lead dust and chips to harm your child.

For more information on lead-based paint go to Conn. Dept. of Public Health

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SOURCE: Conn. Dept. of Public Health
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CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: June2008