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United 5tat3e Prevention, Pesticidos. EPA-747-F-96-007 Environmentbi Protection and Toxic Substanoes Nuvurnber 1995 Agency t 74041 A varEPA FACT SHEET Identifying Lead Hazards in Your Home Over 80 percent of all hovsing built hejare 1978 contjins.some lead-hosed paint. Such paint is tisualiy not a hazard tfmaintaired in goad condition. In poor candWon or on child-accessible lead-based paint surfaces. it can create health h?.zardsfi)r building occupants, especially children. 77rese hazards can be in the farm of paint chips, child-accessible(and therefore chewable!painted svrjaces, friction surfaces of windows and doors, lead contaminated dust, and load contaminated residential.roil. IWA is developing regulatory.stlndards jbr identifying lead hazards in residential paint, dust, and soil, Presently, the Agency has released this fact sheet and related guidance fnr use by families and public decision makers in identifying and prioritizing potential lean-based paint hazards. 71nts faer sheet stunrtori�es EPA's key messages mid revummendations to help the public better address lead hazards in and around their homes. The full ZS page document is available,free of charge, through the Natinnal Lead Informadon Center Clearinghouse ai 1800--424-LEAD(ser For More Information). Lead Hazards in Faint --- Until 1978, when the U.S. Consumer ' y Product Safety Commission (CPSC) phased out the sale and distribution of residential -- paint containing lead, many homes were 4 treated with paint containing some amount --- [ of lead, The Residential Lead-Based Paint f Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 defined based paint as conmining 0.5 percent lead by - weight. In some cases, lead from paint witli even lower concentrations i can ot: toxic it eaten. J The mere presence. of lead in paint, however, may not constitute a hazard. In fact, if in good condition (tto flaking or peeling), most intact lead-based paint usually is not a hazard. To determine W hether a hazard exists, homeowners should also consider the location and condition of the paint.