For owners of older residential real estate, lead based paint can seem like a problem from another era. It is not. A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settlement involving an apartment complex in Putnam, Connecticut, is a useful reminder that lead based paint compliance remains a current environmental, public health and real estate liability issue. … Continue Reading
Covid-19 school closures and lockdowns resulted in thousands of children having increased blood lead levels. In a study of this consequence of Covid-19, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to describe blood lead level testing among young children during the Covid-19 pandemic, the CDC analyzed data reported from 34 state and local … Continue Reading
Use of lead is not new. Lead was one of the first metals discovered by man and was in use before 3000 BC. Beginning in 753 BC, the ancient Romans used lead for making water pipes and kitchen cookware. Today many believe lead poisoning was the culprit for the infertility of Julius Caesar (.. who … Continue Reading
