OSHA Technical Manual-Section IV-Chapter 3:Controlling Lead Exposures in the Construction IndustryProvides OSHA compliance officers and safety and health professionals with general information on the types of construction activities involving worker exposure to lead and the feasible engineering and work practice controls to reduce these exposures.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)Health Hazard Evaluations: Occupational Exposure to Lead, 1994-1999Includes the titles and summaries of 31 Health Hazard Evaluations related to lead that were completed by NIOSH personnel between 1994 and 1999.
US FDA, Lead-based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act Title 42, Chapter 63, Subchapter IV, 4831 Prohibits lead based paints in homes constructed or rehabilitated by Federal Government. Prohibits the application of lead to food utensils, toys, and furniture.
US EPA Lead in Drinking Water General information about lead in drinking water. Links to Lead and Copper Rule implementation and minor revisions. Fact sheets, guidance, training materials and more.
US EPA, Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program TRI LEAD RULE. Rule Lowers the TRI reporting threshold to 100 lbs annually for facilities manufacturing, processing, or otherwise using lead and lead compounds.
US EPA, The Technical Review Workgroup for Lead (TRW) This EPA page includes links to pages on the Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model (IEUBK) used for estimating blood-lead concentrations in lead exposed children, and the Adult Lead Model used by the TRW as an interim approach to assessing risks associated with adult exposures to lead in soil.
US EPA, Lead Workgroups Risk Assessment A discussion of the process of lead risk assessment
ATSDR Lead Toxicity Case StudyDesigned to increase the primary care provider's knowledge of lead in the environment and to aid in the evaluation of potentially exposed patients.
US EPA,Basic Information about Lead
Includes information on health effects, where lead is found, where lead is likely to be a hazard, how to protect your family, lead-based paint in homes built before 1978, and lead-based paint hazards associated with remodeling. Additional links to related documents and brochures are provided. Some are available in Spanish.
US EPA, Ground Water and Drinking Water
Technical Factsheet on:Lead Includes information on drinking water standards, health effects, usage patterns, release patterns, environmental fate, and chemical and physical properties of lead.
US EPA,Lead in Your Drinking WaterTips to reduce lead levels in home drinking water and frequently asked questions.
US EPA,Office of Children's Protection (OCHP),December 2000
America's Children and the Environment:A First View of Available Measures. See Part II of this document named "Biomonitoring". This biomonitoring refers to the measurement of of blood lead in children. The relationship of blood lead to environmental exposure and adverse health effects is discussed. Statistics on family income, race, and childrens' blood lead levels are presented. The data sources are the Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES)II and III conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics.
US EPA,National Lead Information Center (NLIC)Provides the general public and professionals with information about lead hazards and their prevention. Contact by e-mail or telephone.
US EPA,National Lead Information Center Document Request Form Use this site to order free documents on lead topics.The topics are organized into the following categories: General Interest, Lead Disclosure Information, Lead Activities Rule, Lead Abatement, Environmental Lead Laboratory Program, Lead Remodeling and Renovation, Identifying Lead Hazards, Lead in Public Housing-HUD, Studies Concerning Lead in Blood.
DHS CLPPBCalifornia Lead Laws & Regulations Summarizes California's current laws (statutes) governing lead poisoning prevention. Provides links to regulations that implement those laws.
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 1991(California) Established the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch. Requires a program at least as strict as the most current CDC Guidelines for the prevention and of lead poisoning in young children.
Priorization of Toxic Air Contaminants-Children's Environmental Health Protection Act, 2001Lead and Compounds:A Report by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
DTSC LeadSpread: A tool for evaluating exposure and the potential for adverse health effects resulting from exposure to environmental lead.
Childlead.com Lead in TablewareGeneral information, testing information, regulation information and resources.
Alliance to End Childhood Lead PoisoningThe Alliance is a national public interest organization formed by leaders in public health, environmental protection, affordable housing, and civil rights. The Alliance seeks to protect children from lead and other environmental hazards by advocating for policy solutions and building capacity for primary prevention.
