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The Center operates in cooperation with the national lead poisoning defense law firm of
Charles Jerome Ware, LLC, which is Maryland-based. For answers to specific lead paint and/or lead poisoning questions, or for and initial courtesy consultation, contact us at (410) 720-6129 or (410) 730-5016.
Current policies to reduce lead (Pb) exposure are based upon the assumption that the greatest lead hazard in Baltimore and other urban areas comes from lead-based paints. In reality, this assumption is not necessarily true. Leaded paint is only part of the lead hazard.
The truth is this: Lead (Pb) has been mined and used prolifically by mankind for over 6,000 years.
It is a malleable and heavy metal ( Atomic Number 82) which does not decay, dissolve in water, nor burn. This frequently used utilitarian substance just lasts, and lasts, and lasts. It never goes away. It accumulates, instead. Therefore, since Colonial Times in America, legacy (old) has continued to accumulate in our environment --- especially in Baltimore.
Lead is everywhere : in the air we breathe, in the water we drink, in the food and drink we consume, in the soil, playgrounds, pottery, cookware, plumbing fixtures, ceramics, toys, furniture, hobbies, job sites, industrial sites, commercial and public buildings, cosmetics, jewelry, candies, etc.; and ---yes --- lead paint in pre-1978 built residences (houses and apartments). <more>
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