October 16, 2014 | NewsObserver.com
If you or someone you know is planning work on a pre-1978 home, please make time to take precautions against the possibility of lead poisoning.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that about 500,000 U.S children ages 1 to 5 have elevated lead levels in their blood. Lead paint, estimated to exist in 40 percent of the U.S. housing stock, is considered the most hazardous source of lead for U.S. children, along with lead-contaminated dust. [...]