Millions of Americans Still at Risk for Lead Exposure Via Paint
Many are aware that using lead paint in any way has been banned since 1978. However, some might be surprised to learn that, despite the ban, lead paint continues to pose a danger to “tens of millions of U.S. Homes.” How so? Well, because so many homes in the U.S. were built before the ban, a lot of them still have lead paint on their walls. In fact, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “more than 87 percent of homes built before 1940 in the U.S. have lead paint,” leaving millions of people “vulnerable to lead exposure.”
