Where Lead-Based Paint Is Found
In general, the older your home or childcare facility, the more likely it has lead-based paint. 1
Many homes, including private, federally-assisted, federally- owned housing, and childcare facilities built before 1978 have lead-based paint. In 1978, the federal government banned consumer uses of lead-containing paint. 2
Learn how to determine if paint is lead-based paint on page 7.
Lead can be found: • In homes and childcare facilities in the city, country, or suburbs, • In private and public single-family homes and apartments, • On surfaces inside and outside of the house, and • In soil around a home. (Soil can pick up lead from exterior paint or other sources, such as past use of leaded gas in cars.)
Learn more about where lead is found at epa.gov/lead.
1 “Lead-based paint” is currently defined by the federal government as paint with lead levels greater than or equal to 1.0 milligram per square centimeter (mg/cm), or more than 0.5% by weight. 2 “Lead-containing paint” is currently defined by the federal government as lead in new dried paint in excess of 90 parts per million (ppm) by weight.
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