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Lead Poisoning for Local Health Officers
Identifying potential issues in homes you visit
Tina Bernier, Environmental Coordinator
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
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Role of MCLPPP Environmental Coordinator
• Work with parents of children with elevated blood lead levels to determine where lead is coming from through environmental testing
• Enforce abatement of lead hazards identified in rental properties (Lead Poisoning Control Act)
• Provide support for lead dust testing program• General guidance for folks with questions about lead
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“Target Housing”
Lead paint banned for use in housing -1978(HUD & EPA use this date for lead disclosure and RRP purposes)
Pre-1950 housing is where we see majority of EBLLs
in Maine
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04/19/23 5
• Statewide: 80% of poisonings are in rental properties
• 40-50% of our lead poisonings in 5 cities
• 90% of poisonings in pre-1950 housing; 80% pre-1925
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Two pictures of Lead Poisoning in Maine
Old rental properties in towns and cities
Old single family homes in rural areas
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How is lead dust created?
• Lead paint in poor condition
• Friction on leaded surfaces
• Impacts to leaded surfaces
• Renovation
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Lead paint in poor condition creates lead dust
So does rubbing, scraping, and sanding of leaded paint in fair condition!
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Lead Paint was Used on Wood and in Places where Moisture was an Issue
• Floors, if painted
• Windows
• Doors
• Trim
• Exteriors
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Exteriors and Porches
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Doors (interior and exterior)
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Windows
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Floors, stairs, common areas
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Maine Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program:
• Tina Bernier, Environmental Coordinator: (207)287-5668 [email protected]
• Susan Lee, Health Coordinator: (207)287-8671 [email protected]
• MCLPPP general contact numbers: (207) 287-4311 or (866)292-3474
• www.maine.gov/healthyhomes
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Lead Poisoning for Local Health Officers
Lead laws
Tina Bernier, Environmental Coordinator
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
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Lead Poisoning Control Act
• Children get a blood lead screening.
• All apartments in building are inspected
• May have to relocate tenants
• Abate all units
• Apartment posted, cannot rent / cannot evict
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Warranty of Habitability
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Maine Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program:
• Consumer Law Guide Chapter 14: http://www.maine.gov/ag/consumer/consumer_law_guide.shtml
• Pine Tree Legal: http://www.ptla.org• Tina Bernier, Environmental Coordinator:
(207)287-5668 [email protected]• MCLPPP general contact numbers: (207) 287-4311
or (866)292-3474