04-10-2007, 02:06 AM
Kids are always exposed to lead in one form or another in these parts (new england); it all depends on how you deal with and define "exposure." There really is no "safe" area for them to be outdoors without some amount of exposure. The way kids get poisoned is from ingestion or breathing dust. You are likely to make little dust if you scrape big chunks of paint but I would second the recommendation to cover everything you can.
People who live in older, urban areas like mine find lead and arsenic in the soil quite commonly and there is no huge rush to move away or to have the kids tested on a monthly basis.
People who live in older, urban areas like mine find lead and arsenic in the soil quite commonly and there is no huge rush to move away or to have the kids tested on a monthly basis.