Historically, lead was used as a pigment and drying agent in “alkyd” oil based paint?
• About two-thirds of the homes built before 1940 and one-half of the homes built from 1940 to 1960 contain heavily-leaded paint? • Some homes built after 1960 also contain heavily-leaded paint? • Lead can be found on any interior or exterior surface, particularly on walls, woodwork, doors, and windows. • In 1978, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission lowered the legal maximum lead content in most kinds of paint to 0.06% (a trace amount). • Protect the health and welfare of your loved ones or employees and have the paint in buildings constructed before the 1980s tested for lead before renovating.
