Lead Resources Page

Fact sheets [pdf]

Testing for Lead in Consumer Items for Children
Toys and Childhood Lead Exposure
Lead Paint Can Poison: Is Your Family at Risk?
Lead Paint Can Poison: Learn the Facts
Caution: Lead Paint-Handle With Care
How to Check for Lead Hazards in Your Home
Finding a Qualified Lead Professional
Lead Paint Can Poison: Protect Your Family When You Repaint or Remodel

When it comes to lead, the greatest hazard is most likely invisible lead dust from deteriorated lead-based paint

Testing for Lead Contaminated Dust
Fixing Deteriorated Paint
Cleaning Lead-Contaminated Dust
Selecting a Lead Laboratory

Publications [pdf]

Essential Maintenance Practices for Property Owners
Standard Treatments
Training Manual on Pediatric Environmental Health: Putting it Into Practice - Childhood Lead Toxicity

Books

Pamphlets

Lead in Toys
Toys containing lead also present an important risk, particularly to young children who are likely to place the toys in their mouths. Even at very low levels of exposure, lead can cause developmental delays and effect brain development.

HUD's Healthy Housing Initiative Strategic Plan
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Lead Hazard Control

Lead can be present on any painted surface, but it is most often found on windows, trim, doors, railings, columns, porches and outside walls.

Identifying Methods to Evaluate and Reduce Lead Hazards
Contractors, housing developers, government housing and health offices, owners, and residents often want to control lead hazards, but don't know how to do it.

Internet Guide to HUD's Lead-Safe Housing Rule
Updated to include June 2004 revisions
Users of the guide can scan text and use links to move quickly through and between multiple layers of information such as subparts of the regulation, abbreviated summaries of the requirements, and HUD's Interpretive Guidance. Links to reference materials such as glossary definitions and cited EPA regulations are provided throughout the guide.

Visit HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control to read and download the new regulation, or call the Lead Clearinghouse toll-free at 1-800-424-LEAD to request a copy of the new regulation by mail. 

Lead Labs
This list was developed to help individuals find the laboratory that best fits their needs. It provides details on laboratory services for analyzing lead in single dust wipe, soil, and paint samples.

List of insurance companies offering lead liability coverage for lead hazard evaluation and reduction activities
The information in this list was collected by Healthy Housing Solutions through telephone interviews of the representatives indicated for each listed insurer. Insurers that are not listed but wish to be added may do so at no cost, by contacting the Center at National Center for Healthy Housing, 10320 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 500, Columbia, MD (410) 992-0712.

The Library of Low-Cost Lead Hazard Reduction Options
A listing of construction specifications that may be used to develop a scope of work for housing-based lead hazard reduction activities.

Model Documents
HUD Lead-Based Paint Regulation Implementation for Rehabilitation Programs

NCHH Lead Links Page

NCHH Healthy Housing Resource Page

Lead Specs for Housing Developers

The Library of Low-Cost Lead Hazard Reduction Options