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It was banned in the US in 1978.
by istjohn 5y ago
It was banned in the US in 1978.
- Krasnol 5y agoSo this is all historical and not being removed because of the cost?
- aidenn0 5y agoCorrect. Though note also that lead paint was being phased out already earlier than 1978, so single-family homes built after 1960 or so are less likely to have lead. That still leaves a lot of dwelling units, particularly those that were not renovated recently (i.e. cheaper places).
- mkr-hn 5y agoI still remember the school shutting down the playground to get rid of lead paint back in K-12. In the 1990s.
- aidenn0 5y agoUnless it was a 20 year old playground, the playground was probably made in SE Asia. We got miniblinds around 1990 that were manufactured in China, but sold in the US that were recalled due to lead paint.
- mkr-hn 5y agoThe school was built in 1979. It was probably the original playground. All chippy-paint metal aside from the rubber swing seats.
- zdragnar 5y agoIt isn't uncommon at all to simply apply new coats of paint over existing ones, rather than sanding and scraping off the old paint. As long as kids don't eat your walls, it is safer too- the risks from a few chips are much lower than fine powdered dust that lingers around a long time and is even harder to completely remove.
- thehappypm 5y agoThis is 100% true. Even in high regulation states like Massachusetts nobody is required to remove all lead paint, just lead paint that’s at risk of flaking or being ingested, like a door jamb or a window sill, or a non-intact wall. To put it another way: a child won’t break through your living room wall and ingest that paint. They might scrape flakes off the already flaking window sill, though.