Here's an interesting one on lead paint......In Vermont lead laws were
passed that dealt with lead paint in apt buildings (let the home owners' kids
fend
for themselves;-) I got licensed as a "lead abatement" handler. This was
not to remove lead paint, but to "control" it in apts through various methods.
The benefit for landlords is that if you follow these rules you can never
be sued by renters for lead paint in the building.
What I thought most interesting is that kids weren't being poisoned from
lead paint inside of the building. Most were getting it from the earth
surrounding the building. As wooden houses were scraped and repainted over
the years
the lead built to high levels in the first 10' of earth surrounding the
house. The kids playing in that dirt got the problems. The kid chewing paint
on
the windowsill made a nice graphic, but was found to be extremely rare.
One remediation method VT has used is that plastic has to be put down when
scraping the exterior of an apt building. When done, roll up the plastic with
the scraped lead paint contained in it and throw it in the rubbish. That last
part is what I couldn't understand. I thought if it was so dangerous that
something else should be done with it.
I guess VT is waiting for Calif. to tell them what to do with the buckets of
paint contained in the plastic
Also, VT has banned small lead sinkers (small enough for birds and fish to
swallow), but is still allowing lead over a certain weight.
Mark
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