Lead-Based Paint Abatement

By Environmental Protection Agency

Book Id: WPLBN0000146808
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 2.91 MB
Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Lead-Based Paint Abatement
Author:	Environmental Protection Agency
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology, Natural resource issues, Environemtal protection
Collections:	Environmental Awareness Library Collection
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Publisher:	United States Environmental Protection Agency


Citation APA MLA Chicago Protection Agency, B. E. (n.d.). Lead-Based Paint Abatement. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

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Excerpt: The material in this document has been subject to Agency technical and policy review and approved for publication as an EPA report. Mention of trade names, products, or services, does not convey, and should not be interpreted as conveying, official EPA approval, endorsement, or recommendation.

Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii 1.0 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 Report Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Purpose Of The R&M Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.3 Peer Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.0 CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.1 Environmental Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.2 Correlations Between Environmental Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.3 Blood Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.1 System Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.2 Data Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.3 Performance Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4.0 STUDY DESIGN AND SAMPLE COLLECTION PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4.1 Overview Of Study Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4.2 Repair & Maintenance Interventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 4.3 Recruitment And Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4.4 Selection Criteria For Houses And Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4.5 Characteristics Of Study Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 4.6 Sample Collection Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5.0 LABORATORY ANALYSIS PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 6.0 DATA PROCESSING AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6.1 Data Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6.2 Data Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6.3 Statistical Analysis Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 7.0 RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 7.1 Demographics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 7.2 Blood Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 7.3 Environmental Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 7.4 Comparison of Study Houses And Excluded Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 7.5 Correlations Among Environmental Lead Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 7.6 Correlations Between Blood Lead And Environmental Lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 8.0 REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 APPENDIX: Floor Plans of Two Typical Study Rowhouses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72