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Lead paint is everywhere still, its not uncommon to be found on children's playgrounds still, on the equipment, not in the ground They closed 2 in Philadelphia

Lead paint is everywhere still, its not uncommon to be found on children's playgrounds still, on the equipment, not in the ground They closed 2 in Philadelphia, PA in 2019 for remediation https://www.inquirer.com/health/philadelphia-lead-playground-east-poplar-disston-chew-20190613.html https://www.inquirer.com/health/philadelphia-lead-playground... I hope you are aware of how we handled asbestos as well.

anyfoo 4y ago
I am not. Wasn't it just ripped out? I remember in Germany in the 80s our elementary school got closed for a while, and the classes relocated temporarily, to rip out all the asbestos.
- jamal-kumar 4y ago
  I went to a school which just had a stark warning on every wall not to disturb the asbestos guess i should check into if i'm eligble for cashing in one of those mesothelioma cheques at some point Anyways now you know why Americans seem a little 'off'
- deathanatos 4y ago
  > Wasn't it just ripped out? No. My apartment in CA was required to disclose to us that our apartment had asbestos in the ceiling. (And lead in the paint. $2,700/mo for the privilege!)
  - refurb 4y ago
    The disclosure is standard in CA. They don’t test they just assume.
    - chucksta 4y ago
      I don't know about CA, but PA its generally a pretty safe guess whats gonna have it
      - refurb 4y ago
        Sure, but I've moved into newly renovated places in CA. If it was built before a certain date, you get a "lead notice". Even if the walls were all torn down and repainted.
- chucksta 4y ago
  Nope, unfortunately it was largely left and covered up, its still found in a a lot of products as well https://www.mesothelioma.com/asbestos-exposure/products/talc-powder/#:~:text=Today%2C%20talc%20products%20continue%20to,asbestos%20exposure%20and%20related%20diseases https://www.mesothelioma.com/asbestos-exposure/products/talc.... My rule of thumb is generally anything the EU deemed unsafe, we rounded up by %20 and said it's fine

anyfoo 4y ago

I am not. Wasn't it just ripped out? I remember in Germany in the 80s our elementary school got closed for a while, and the classes relocated temporarily, to rip out all the asbestos.

jamal-kumar 4y ago
I went to a school which just had a stark warning on every wall not to disturb the asbestos guess i should check into if i'm eligble for cashing in one of those mesothelioma cheques at some point Anyways now you know why Americans seem a little 'off'
deathanatos 4y ago
> Wasn't it just ripped out? No. My apartment in CA was required to disclose to us that our apartment had asbestos in the ceiling. (And lead in the paint. $2,700/mo for the privilege!)
- refurb 4y ago
  The disclosure is standard in CA. They don’t test they just assume.
  - chucksta 4y ago
    I don't know about CA, but PA its generally a pretty safe guess whats gonna have it
    - refurb 4y ago
      Sure, but I've moved into newly renovated places in CA. If it was built before a certain date, you get a "lead notice". Even if the walls were all torn down and repainted.
chucksta 4y ago
Nope, unfortunately it was largely left and covered up, its still found in a a lot of products as well https://www.mesothelioma.com/asbestos-exposure/products/talc-powder/#:~:text=Today%2C%20talc%20products%20continue%20to,asbestos%20exposure%20and%20related%20diseases https://www.mesothelioma.com/asbestos-exposure/products/talc.... My rule of thumb is generally anything the EU deemed unsafe, we rounded up by %20 and said it's fine