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Final Revisions to National Air Quality Standards for Lead
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Final Revisions to National Air Quality Standards for Lead
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Overview
- Basic Information: Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Environews by Topic: Lead
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Health and Environmental Impacts of Lead
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Lead and Human Health
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Lead and Your Health (PDF, 390 KB)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Lead: Basics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Lead: Chief Causes for Concern
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Lead: Should You Be Concerned? (PDF, 350 KB)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Lead Poisoning: A Historical Perspective
Originally published May 1985, Updated December 2005, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Glossaries and Dictionaries
- Lead: Glossary
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Data and Research
- Blood Lead Laboratory Reference System
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Lead Toxicity
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Chemical Sampling Information: Tetramethyl Lead (as Pb)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Interaction Profile for Lead, Manganese, Zinc, and Copper
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - International Chemical Safety Cards - Lead
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Lead Compounds
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Lead Contamination in Cocoa and Cocoa Products:
Isotopic Evidence of Global Contamination (PDF, 263 KB)
Rankin CW, et al.. Environ Health Perspect. 2005 Oct;113(10):1344-8 - Lead: Scientific and Medical Materials
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Lead
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Superfund Basic Research Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Technical Factsheet on: LEAD
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Technical Studies
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Toxicological Profile for Lead
Draft for Public Comment (September 2005)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Specific Aspects
Children
- 10 Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and Lead Poisonings
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Candy and Childhood Lead Exposure
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC Recommendations for Lead Poisoning Prevention in Newly Arrived Refugee Children
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Childhood Lead Exposure
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Folk Medicine and Childhood Lead Exposure
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Heavy Metals (PDF, 318 KB)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Lead Exposure among Refugee Children
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Lead exposure in children: prevention, detection, and management (PDF, 100 KB)
Pediatrics 2005 Oct;116(4):1036-46
American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Environmental Health - Lead in Your Home: A Parent's Reference Guide (PDF, 2 MB)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Lead Safe Work Requirements to Protect Children during Renovation, Repair and Painting Activities
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - NCEH Kids' Pages: Lead Poisoning
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Protect Your Children's Health
Federal Citizen Information Center - Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home (PDF, 600 KB)
Farm Service Agency
United States Department of Agriculture - Toy Jewelry and Childhood Lead Exposure
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Toy Hazard Recalls
U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Treatment of Lead-Exposed Children
National Institute of Environmental Health Science
Lead in Paint
- About Lead-Based Paint
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Keep it Clean: The Homeowner's Guide to Lead–Safe Painting and Home Improvement Working Together: Community Based Approaches to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning (PDF, 150 KB)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Lead Paint Safety - A Field Guide for Painting, Home Maintenance, and Renovation Work (1.3 MB)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Occupational Exposure
- Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Exposure Evaluation
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Lead - Articles on workplace exposure
eLCOSH Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Lead – Safety and Health Topics
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Lead – Safety Card (PDF, 85 KB)
International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre - NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Lead
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Schools and Child Care Centers
- Healthy School Environment: Lead
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Lead in Drinking Water: Schools and Child Care Centers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Typical Indoor Air Pollutants: Lead
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Testing for Lead
- Testing Your Home for Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil (203 KB)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Water
- Drinking Water: EPA Should Strengthen Ongoing Efforts to Ensure That Consumers Are Protected from Lead Contamination (PDF, 1 MB)
United States Government Accountability Office - Lead and Drinking Water from Private Wells (PDF, 100 KB)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Lead in Drinking Water
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Lead in Drinking Water: Basic Information
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Wild Birds and Lead Shot or Sinkers
- Chapter 43 - Lead (PDF 3.6 KB)
Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases
National Wildlife Health Center, U.S. Geological Survey - Concerns Rise over Known and Potential Impacts of Lead on Wildlife
National Wildlife Health Center, U.S. Geological Survey - Fish Lead Free
Canadian Wildlife Service - Humans and Lead Fishing Sinkers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Lead Fishing: Sinkers and Animals
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Lead Poisoning: The Invisible Disease (PDF, 260 KB)
National Wildlife Health Center, U.S. Geological Survey - Lead Poisoning
Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota - Non-Toxic Tackle - Let’s Get the Lead Out
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Wildlife Mortality Information - Avian Lead Poisoning
Map of bird deaths due to lead poisoning
U.S. Geological Survey
Books
- Selected Books on Lead Exposure (PDF, 35 KB)
Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine
Law and Policy
- Final Revisions to National Air Quality Standards for Lead
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - EPA Activities to Improve Implementation of the Lead and Copper Rule
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - EPA's Efforts to Reduce Lead
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - HUD's “Lead–Safe Housing Rule”
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Lead in Drinking Water: Washington, DC Issues and Broader Regulatory Implications (PDF, 43 KB)
Congressional Research Service - Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Lead Toxicity - What Are U.S. Standards for Lead Levels?
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - On-line Guide to HUD's Lead-Based Paint Regulation
National Center for Healthy Housing
Searches from the National Library of Medicine
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
TOXLINE - Special journal literature, technical reports and archival collections
Hazardous Substances Data Bank - Toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals
ChemIDplus - Chemical identification and structure database
MedlinePlus - Consumer Health Information
Household Products Database - Health and safety information on household products
TOXMAP - Mapping chemical releases into air, water, and ground
Portals
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Lead
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Pediatric Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Navy Environmental Health Center - Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
California Department of Health Services - Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Información en Español
- ¡No lleve el plomo a su casa! (PDF, 43 KB)
California Department of Health Services - Advertencia de peligro - Plomo en la construcción
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Información Básica
Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos - Como Daña el Plomo a Mi Niño (PDF, 65 KB)
Texas Department of State Health Services - Intoxicación con plomo
Enciclopedia médica en español - Intoxicación por plomo
MedlinePlus en español - Mi Niño Tiene un Alto Nivel de Plomo (PDF, 100 KB)
Texas Department of State Health Services - Oficina de Viviendas Saludables y Control de Peligros por Plomo de HUD
Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de EE.UU. - Plomo en el agua potable: Lo que usted puede hacer para reducir el plomo en el agua potable
Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos - Plomo en su Comida y en Remedios Caseros (PDF, 96 KB)
Texas Department of State Health Services - Programa de Prevención de Envenenamiento de Plomo en los Niños
New York State Department of Health - Programa de Prevención de Envenenamiento de Plomo
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades - Proteja a su familia en contra del plomo en su casa (PDF, 665 KB)
Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos - Resumen de Salud Pública Plomo
Agencia para Sustancias Tóxicas y el Registro de Enfermedades
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades - ToxFAQs™ para Plomo
Agencia para Sustancias Tóxicas y el Registro de Enfermedades
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades - Tox Town en Español
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