Measure S1: Deteriorated Lead-containing Paint in California's Public Elementary Schools

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• Thirty-seven percent of all public elementary schools surveyed in California had both lead-containing paint and some deterioration of paint. Thirty-two percent of these schools had lead-based paint and some deterioration. The term “lead-containing paint” refers to paint containing any detectable level of lead. “Lead-based” paint refers to paint containing at least 5,000 parts per million of lead.
  
• Generally, the proportion of schools with lead-containing paint and some deterioration of paint decreased as the age of the schools decreased. Most (72 percent) of the California schools built before 1940 had lead-containing paint and some deterioration, compared with only 3 percent of the schools built between 1980 and 1995. A similar trend was observed for paint deterioration and lead in paint at or exceeding the Consumer Product Safety Commission and EPA/HUD standards (600 parts per million and 5,000 parts per million respectively).
  
• Ninety percent of all schools surveyed had lead-containing paint. All pre-1980 schools and 45 percent of schools built between 1980 and 1995 had lead-containing paint. (Data not shown.)

Related Measures:

• Criteria Air Pollutants (lead)
• Drinking Water (lead)
• Lead in the Blood of Children
• Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Healthy People 2010:

Objective 8-11 of Healthy People 2010 aims to eliminate elevated blood lead levels in U.S. children.