Free classifieds . House plans . Preferred listings showcase . Paints Lead Contamination in the Home Lead poisoning is a threat, especially to young children. The Old House Web Judith A. Wessel Lead from different sources such as from lead-based paint, gasoline, and solder may enter the body through air, food, water, dust, and soil.
Lead poisoning is a threat, especially to young children.
Throughout the 1940's and 1950's lead-based paint was in widespread use. It continued to be used in lower concentrations until the mid-1970's. The manufacture of paint containing high concentrations of lead for interior and exterior residential surfaces, toys, and furniture was banned in 1978 by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Lead-based paint, however, is still available for industrial, military and marine use and occasionally ends up being used in homes. Lead-Based Paint Paint with high lead content is estimated to be in 74 percent of all housing built before 1980.