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EPA’s Lead Poisoning and Your Children pamphlet is now available in Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dari, English, French, Korean, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
EPA has finalized a rule that creates stronger requirements for identifying and cleaning up lead-based paint hazards in pre-1978 homes and childcare facilities.
Updates are available for the agency’s Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities.
EPA is hosting free Train-the-Trainer and Understanding Lead educational sessions!
Find an EPA or state lead-safe certified renovation contractor in your area.