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Look Out For Lead. A Guide for Tenants with Preschool-Aged Children
A Guide for Tenants
With Preschool-Age Children

Attorney General of New York State
by Patricia Primi, Environmental Scientist
Michael H. Surgan, Ph.D., Chief Scientist
Environmental Protection Bureau
Contents
- Introduction
- Background
- Lead Screening Tests for Preschool-Age Children
- Lead Paint in Rental Homes
- Lead Paint Hazards
- Intact Lead Paint
- Housekeeping and Hygiene Practices That Can Reduce Lead Exposures
- Other Sources of Lead
- Summary of Suggestions
- Endnotes
Appendices
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Resource List
- For Further Reading
- NEW: Special Supplement for New York City Tenants
February 1995
Revised February 1996, July 1999