- Author
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Berger, H. W.
- Title
- NBS Lead Paint Poisoning Project: Housing and Other Aspects. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS TN 759
February 1973
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900; Rush Service (Telephone Orders Only) 800-553-6847; Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
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lead poisoning, paints; residential buildings; children; ingestion (biology); hazards; detection
- Identifiers
- lead paint poisoning; deleading; Lead Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act
- Abstract
- The National Bureau of Standards is providing technical support required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to carry out its research responsibilities under PL 91-695, The Lead Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act. The program at NBS has involved three major areas of research: An estimation of the numbers of children at risk and with excessive body burdens of lead and the geographical distribution of those children; the capabilities and characteristics of analytical methods for the detection of lead in paint and other building materials and the identification and evaluation of materials, techniques and systems for removing or eliminating the lead paint hazard from housing. This paper is a brief presentation of the activities and conclusions of NBS in the areas listed above. (Author)