LEAD PAINT QUESTIONS : BALTIMORE LANDLORD DEFENSE ATTORNEY ANSWERS, Charles Jerome Ware, LLC

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1.  WHAT IS LEAD ?
     Lead (Symbol "Pb") is a malleable, utilitarian, heavy metal (Atomic Number 82), that does not dissolve in water, does not decay, does not dissipate, and does not burn.  No matter where it is located or situated (in nature, in the human body, in soil, in water, etc.), lead just lasts, and lasts, and lasts. In sufficient quantity, lead can be very harmful when inhaled or ingested into the human body--- particularly in infants and young children up to age 6.


2. WHERE DOES LEAD COME FROM ?
     Lead comes from the ground. It is part of the earth's makeup.
    Historical records show that lead has been mined and used widely on earth as long ago as 4000 B.C. --- over 6,000 years. Most of the major civilizations since its first mining have used it, including the Phoenicians, Hebrews, Greeks, Romans, Spaniards, etc. --- on up into the Industrial Age.
     Because of its great industrial usefulness, lead mining and use came to North America very early in time. In fact, use of leaded paint ("white lead") began here in the Colonial Times and ultimately peaked in 1922.


3. WHY HAS LEAD PAINT BEEN USED SO MUCH IN HOUSING ?
     When lead-based paint was marketed and sold (before it was banned by the Federal Government in 1978), it was a legal product in great demand because it was, among other things, washable and durable In fact, it was so popular for use in buildings that it was repeatedly endorsed by the Unites States, state, and local governments, and it was specified for use on government buildings until the mid-1970s.


4.  WHAT IS LEAD POISONING ?
      Because lead is virtually everywhere in civilization, lead poisoning (too much lead in the human body) is one of the more common environmental child health problems in certain areas of the United States --- and certainly metropolitan areas. Large amounts of lead in a child younger than 6, for example, can cause brain damage, mental retardation, behavior problems, mental problems, anemia, liver and kidney damage, hearing loss, hyperactivity, developmental delays, other physical problems --- and in extreme cases, death. Lead poisoning affects millions of children .


5. BESIDES LEADED PAINT, WHERE CAN LEAD BE FOUND ?
     Virtually everywhere : in the air we breathe, in the dust we inhale, in the water we drink and use, ceramics and pottery, cooking utensils, in the food and drink compounds we ingest, in soil and plants, and many other products we use and consume, etc.