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RCRA - Storage/Disposal
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RCRA - STORAGE/DISPOSAL
> Overview
For many years, it has been recognized that ingestion of paint and paint chips
poses a serious health hazard to children. Many residential buildings, public
housing units and private homes, especially those that were built before 1950,
contain lead-based paints on interior and exterior walls, window sills and other
accessible surfaces. Some primers have been found to contain up to 600,000 milligrams
of lead per kilogram of primer. Lead dust generated when painted interior surfaces
weather poses health risks to residents, particularly children. When exterior
painted surfaces weather, lead can leach into nearby soils, which is also a health
hazard.
Continue on through this section of the EVC to learn more about environmental
laws and regulations and the best management practices associated with lead-based
paint in a residential building.
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