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New Lead Paint Law to Take Effect in Rochester NY

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The City of Rochester, NY has passed a law, which goes into effect July 1, that requires homes with old, peeling paint to remove or contain the old paint so that it will stay out of childrens' bloodstreams. 
 
Citizens there are being educated about the dangers of lead, and how to minimize them. 
 
Lead causes permanent health and behavioral problems, including reducing a child's IQ. It is estimated that 2% of children in the US overall have excess lead in their blood, but in some areas such as Rochester, where homes are older, the percentage reaches as high as 30%. Besides the obvious health consequences, it is a drain on community resources and a problem that is easily fixed when people are aware of it.

Program explains new lead paint law

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - 6/14/2006 4:54 AM

(June 14, 2006) — City resident Michael Taggart raised a son, now 20, who was poisoned by lead paint. But even he had never heard some of the frightening statistics that spurred local leaders to take action on this long-ignored environmental problem.
 
Nationwide, 2 percent of children are poisoned by lead. In New York, with its older housing stock, the figure more than doubles to 5 percent. But in some Rochester neighborhoods, up to 30 percent of children have elevated lead levels in their blood.
 
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