Title: Lead Hazards | Hamilton County, IN
Headings: Lead Hazards
Lead Hazards
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Content: If you work with lead, you could bring it home on your hands or clothes. Shower and change clothes before coming home. Launder your work clothes separately from the rest of your family's clothes. Old painted toys and furniture. Food and liquids stored in lead crystal or lead-glazed pottery or porcelain. Lead smelters or other industries that release lead into the air. Hobbies that use lead, such as making pottery or stained glass, or refinishing furniture. Folk remedies that contain lead, such as "greta" and "azarcon" used to treat an upset stomach. Where Lead is Likely to be a Hazard
Lead from paint chips, which you can see, and lead dust, which you can't always see, can be serious hazards. Peeling chipping, chalking, or cracking lead-based paint is a hazard and needs immediate attention.