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From YouTube: Lead Paint Safety
Description
Paint on older homes may contain lead. Learn how to identify lead paint and protect your family from potential dangers of lead poisoning in this video from the City of Minneapolis.
A
Classic
older
homes
at
charm
to
our
neighborhoods
and
they
can
be
great
places
to
live,
just
make
sure
you
find
out
whether
your
home's
paint
contains
lead.
So
you
can
protect
your
family
lettuce,
a
model
that
was
used
in
household
paint
before
1978.
When
let
gets
into
your
body,
it
can
cause
brain
damage,
learning
disabilities
and
behavior
problems,
while
flaking
lead
paint
can
be
a
problem.
A
Let
us
is
the
main
source
of
lead
poisoning
when
windows
like
this
are
painted,
they
can
create
let
dust
whenever
they're
opened
and
shut,
and
the
dust
ends
up
on
window
sills
and
floors
painted
floors
can
also
be
a
source
of
lead
dust
created
by
foot
traffic.
There
are
simple
ways
to
prevent:
lead
poisoning
first,
try
to
find
out
if
there
is
let
paint
on
your
home
if
your
home
was
built
before
1978,
let
paint
was
probably
used.
If
you
have
chipping
or
peeling
paint.
A
Look
at
how
it's
flaking,
let
paint
can
sometimes
cracking
squares
in
a
pattern
that
looks
a
little
bit
light
alligator
skin.
There
are
three
ways
to
fix:
let
pain,
hazards
remove
it
and
close
it
or
repair
it.
The
most
permanent
and
safest
thing
to
do
is
replace
components
with
let
paint
and
clothes
painted
floors
with
new
would
follow
bicarbonate
or
tile
outside
the
home,
put
siding
over
painted
walls.