City Of Portsmouth: Homeowners Offered Info On Testing For Lead In Paint And Water

Press release from the City of Portsmouth:

The City of Portsmouth Inspection Department is also working on steps to reinforce its program of inspecting rental properties for the presence of lead paint hazards. The City’s Health Department is working with NHDHHS to pinpoint areas in Portsmouth where there are concentrations of older housing stock and children whose tests have shown high levels of lead in their blood. In homes, lead paint hazards are the most significant risk to children and pregnant women followed by lead in drinking water and consumer products that contain lead. We know that small children ingest lead through lead paint dust and paint chips (because they are sweet);

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