Lead Poisoning Prevention 101

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Lead Poisoning Prevention 101

• Lynnette Brown
• Wayne County Health Department

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Wayne County Housing

• 47 of the housing in Wayne Co. was built prior
  to 1950.
• Richmond Cambridge City have been identified as
  high risk county by ISDH.

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Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels

• Environmental investigation for children with a
  lead level over 10 ug/dL micrograms /deciliter
• Home visit / inspection with a Doctors referral

• Have child screened for lead poisoning
• simple finger stick
• Health Care Provider
• Wayne Co. Clinic

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Types of investigations

• Risk Assessment
• An on site investigation to determine lead-base
  paint hazards.
• Lead Inspection
• Surface by Surface inspection looking for lead
  base paint.

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ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD HAZARDS

• Lead base paint
• Lead dust
• Soil
• Water
• Gas

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Lead Base Paint

• Banned lead in resident paint in 1978
• used in industry
• water towers, highway lines, bridges

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Lead Dust

• Very harmful to children
• children inhale or ingest
• hand to mouth contact
• smaller body mass/ absorb more lead

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EPA / HUD GUIDELINES

• Dust Wipe Levels
• Floors 40 ug/ft2
• Window Sills 250 ug/ft2
• Window Wells 400 ug/ft2
• ( ug/ft2- microgram, square foot )

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SOIL

• Bare soil in play area
• around drip line of home
• deposited from years of leaded gas

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water

• Lead solder
• well faucets fixtures
• first morning drawl
• let water run for 3-5 minutes

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EPA Guidelines

• Bare Soil 400 PPM for Play area
• 1200 PPM for residential area
• Water 15 PPM (parts per million)
• Paint Chips .5 by weight
• XRF 1.0 mg/cm2 (milligrams/ sq.ft.)

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Foreign products

• Jewelry
• Pottery
• Candy
• Crayons - chalk

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Recall from Dollar General Stores
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Prevention

• Educate parents
• Landlords Real Estate Disclosure
• Contractors using Lead Safe Work Practices
• Home Owners using Lead safe Work Practices
• All physicians screening

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