Lead paint removal

Tygone Poteat, part of the lead paint removal crew for the Coalition to End Childhood <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="HEPHC0000142" title="Lead Poisoning" href="/topic/lead-poisoning/HEPHC0000142.topic">Lead Poisoning</a>, removes windows covered in lead paint in the livingroom of a home on Maisel near <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100100201230000" title="Westport" href="/topic/us/connecticut/fairfield-county/westport-PLGEO100100201230000.topic">Westport</a> St. before installing new ones. One of the bills presented to lawmakers in <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100100602010000" title="Annapolis" href="/topic/us/maryland/anne-arundel-county/annapolis-PLGEO100100602010000.topic">Annapolis</a> would mandate window replacement in any home where blood tests reveal a child has elevated lead levels. There are several bills addressing the lead poisoning problem.

( Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun / March 1, 2012 )

Tygone Poteat, part of the lead paint removal crew for the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, removes windows covered in lead paint in the livingroom of a home on Maisel near Westport St. before installing new ones. One of the bills presented to lawmakers in Annapolis would mandate window replacement in any home where blood tests reveal a child has elevated lead levels. There are several bills addressing the lead poisoning problem.

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