Lead Poisoning: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, Including H.R. 2840 ... April 25 and July 26, 1991, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991 - 672 pages |
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... deleading 50,000 of them , with one of the most aggressive deleading programs in the country . That leaves a mere 950,000 to go . In addition , the fact that there are 40 million homes built before 1960 in the United States means that ...
... deleading 50,000 of them , with one of the most aggressive deleading programs in the country . That leaves a mere 950,000 to go . In addition , the fact that there are 40 million homes built before 1960 in the United States means that ...
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... deleading programs in the nation , 40,000 homes have been deleaded since 1971 when the state lead law was passed . Based on the number of homes built before 1970 in Massachusetts alone , that means we have only 960,000 homes to go ...
... deleading programs in the nation , 40,000 homes have been deleaded since 1971 when the state lead law was passed . Based on the number of homes built before 1970 in Massachusetts alone , that means we have only 960,000 homes to go ...
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... deleading of homes by fly - by - night contractors , in fact , children were getting into worse situations than they were before because lead chips were now being left around the house rampantly or dust was raised and so forth . So that ...
... deleading of homes by fly - by - night contractors , in fact , children were getting into worse situations than they were before because lead chips were now being left around the house rampantly or dust was raised and so forth . So that ...
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... deleading technology program has been established to evaluate and promote safer and less expensive methods of abate- ment . Over the past 9 months we have been evaluating polymer coatings as a method of abating lead painted surfaces ...
... deleading technology program has been established to evaluate and promote safer and less expensive methods of abate- ment . Over the past 9 months we have been evaluating polymer coatings as a method of abating lead painted surfaces ...
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... deleading . Massachusetts commits over $ 2 million in state and federal funds to identify and treat cases of lead poisoning . Screening children for lead poisoning is one of the more important activities . Last year 234,000 children ...
... deleading . Massachusetts commits over $ 2 million in state and federal funds to identify and treat cases of lead poisoning . Screening children for lead poisoning is one of the more important activities . Last year 234,000 children ...
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addition Administrator Agency bill blood lead levels Chairman childhood lead poisoning Congress Contamination Control Act corrosion control treatment costs DANNEMEYER deciliter deleading disclosure Drinking Water Act dust effects of lead eliminate enactment enforcement environment environmental EPA's exposure to lead FAUCET Federal funding GRAEF health effects homes Houk housing implementation issue lead abatement Lead Contamination Control lead crystal lead exposure lead hazards lead in drinking lead paint lead pipes lead poisoning prevention lead service lines lead solder lead-based paint legislation levels of lead Massachusetts micrograms million monitoring National optimal corrosion control OSHA paint abatement percent plumbing protection public health public water system reduce lead regulations risk Safe Drinking Water sampling schools screening service line replacement SIKORSKI Silbergeld sources of lead statement Subcommittee subsection tap water lead testing Thank tion toxic ug/dl water lead limit water suppliers WAXMAN workers
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Page 584 - If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health...
Page 641 - First, the legal obligation of a real estate agent to a customer relative to undiscovered or latent material defects of adverse features of a property is generally established by state law. Moreover, in many Jurisdictions, this area of the law is dynamic and evolving, with issues and questions yet to be resolved. There exists no general uniformity in the extent to which an agent is required...
Page 88 - Administrator's judgment based on such report, no known or anticipated adverse effects on the health of persons occur and which allows an adequate margin of safety.
Page 22 - The nature and extent of lead poisoning in children in the United States: a report to Congress.
Page 36 - BOS has a long history of epideaiologic studies relating blood lead levels to sources of lead exposure, such as soil and dust contaminated by lead smelting. Current CDC efforts are focusing on collaboration with screening programs to evaluate routinely collected data and assess screening efficiency, sources of lead exposure, and effectiveness of interventions. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is working with state health departments in Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois on...
Page 19 - Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control Centers for Disease Control Public Health Service US Department of Health and Human Services Atlanta...
Page 5 - I am here today representing 43,000 members who are dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Thank you for inviting me here to address the important issue of children's access to health care. The American Academy of Pediatrics commends the Chairman and members of this committee for their legislative efforts to bring about health care reform.
Page 187 - Subcommittee on Health and Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, US House of Representatives, Washington, DC, February 28, 1989; information on Washington and New York from Richard E. Ayres, Testimony, ibid.; Los Angeles number from "Smog Season One of Worst in California...
Page 33 - Sciences (NIEHS) are sponsoring studies to develop and evaluate potential biomarkers of low level lead exposure. In addition, NIEHS is funding work on measurement of bone lead levels using the X-ray fluorescence techniques. This approach promises to be extremely important in assessing body burdens of lead.
Page 106 - For purposes of this paragraph, the term "feasible" means feasible with the use of the best technology, treatment techniques, and other means, which the Administrator finds are generally available (taking cost into consideration).