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Sources of lead exposure
Lead paint
Although lead occurs naturally in the environment, most of the lead currently in the environment comes from human activities.
Lead paint was banned in 1978 and currently may contain no more than 0.06% lead by weight according to the Consumer Products Safety Commission. HUD and the EPA estimate that approximately 74%, or 64 million privately owned housing units in the United States built prior to 1980 contain some amounts of lead paint. Approximately 6 million tons of lead paint was applied to housing prior to the ban in 1978. A lead hazard is created when paint begins to chip off the home and fall into the soil, contaminating children's play areas and creating lead dust around friction areas such as windows and doors. In some foreign countries, lead is still widely used on homes as well as on children's toys and furniture.
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