Childhood Lead Poisoning

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• Tipsheets, Factsheets and Brochures
• Websites
• Laws and Regulations
• Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund Law, Rules, Forms
• Disclosures for Landlords and Property Owners
• Reports and Publications

Tipsheets, Factsheets and Brochures

Audience	Document/Resource	Source	Size	Type
Homeowners	Hardware Store Poster	Maine CDC	2.25 MB	PDF*
Homeowners	Hardware Store Brochure	Maine CDC	1 MB	PDF*
Parents	Tipsheet 1: Testing Your Child for Lead	Maine CDC	879 KB	PDF*
Homeowners/ Renters	Tipsheet 2: Cleaning Up Lead Dust	Maine CDC	117 KB	PDF*
General	Tipsheet 3: Sources of Lead	Maine CDC	96 KB	PDF*
Homeowners/ Renters	Tipsheet 4: Testing my Home for Lead	Maine CDC	117 KB	PDF*
Parents	Tipsheet 5: Keeping your child away from lead	Maine CDC	532 KB	PDF*
Homeowners/ Landlords	Tipsheet 6: Looking for Lead	Maine CDC	336 KB	PDF*
Landlords/ Property Managers	Tipsheet 7: Get Smart About Lead Paint	Maine CDC	197 KB	PDF*
Homeowners	Tipsheet 9: Hire RRP Certified Contractors	Maine CDC	172 KB	PDF*
Families	Tipsheet 10: Lead Poisoning, Do I need to worry?	Maine CDC	82 KB	PDF*
Families/ Contractors	Don't Take Lead Home from Your Job	Maine CDC	916 KB	PDF*
Property Managers	Get the Lead Out: Take Advantage of Unit Turnover	Maine CDC
Homeowners/ Contractors	Lead Paint Safety: A Field Guide for Painting, Home Maintenance and Renovation Work	U.S. EPA/HUD	1.3 MB	PDF*
Parents	Fight Lead Poisoning with a Healthy Diet	U.S. EPA	375 KB	PDF*
Homeowners/ Contractors	Essential Maintenance for a Lead Safe Home	Maine DEP	165 KB	PDF*
Homeowners/ Contractors	Maine State Attorney Generals model contract	Maine AG	N/A	Web
Homeowners/ Landlords	Don't Spread Lead - English	NE Lead Coord Committee	800 kb	PDF*
Homeowners/ Landlords	Don't Spread Lead - Spanish	NE Lead Coord Committee	800 kb	PDF*

 

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Websites

 

Audience	Document/Resource	Source	Size	Type
Parents	Lead Recalls	U.S. CDC	N/A	Web
Homeowners	Testing your Well for Lead	Maine CDC	N/A	Web
Homeowners	Hiring a Contractor to do Lead-Safe Renovation	Maine DEP	N/A	Web
Homeowners	Lead Sampling Technicians	Maine DEP		PDF*
Homeowners	Find a Lead Professional	Maine DEP	N/A	Web
Partners and Researchers	Maine Environmental Public Health Tracking Portal	Maine CDC	N/A	Web
Renters	Maine Attorney General's Tenants Rights	Maine Attorney Generals Office	295 KB	PDF*
Homeowners	Don't Spread Lead Video on Lead Safe Renovation	New England Lead Coordinating Committee	N/A	Web
Homeowners	Soil Testing	University of Maine Extension	N/A	Web
Contractors and Code Enforcement Officers	Code Enforcement Officers Information Packet	Maine DEP	N/A	Web

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Laws and Regulations

Document/Resource	Source	Size	Type
Lead Poisoning Control Act	Maine	N/A	Web
Lead Abatement Law	Maine	N/A	Web
EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule	EPA	N/A	Web
The Real Estate Notification and Disclosure Rule	EPA	N/A	Web
30 day notice required prior to renovations  Maine Law 14 §6030-B. ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD HAZARDS	Maine	35 KB	PDF*
DEP Lead Management Regulations	Maine	328 KB	(Microsoft Word*)
DHHS Rules for environmental lead investigations	Maine	39 Kb	(Microsoft Word*)
DEP Rules and statutes (including links to RRP)	Maine	N/A	Web

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Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund Law, Rules, Forms

Document/Resource	Source	Size	Type
State law establishing Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund	Maine	N/A	Web
State law establishing Lead Poisoning Prevention Fee	Maine	N/A	Web
Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund Rules	Maine	15 KB	PDF*
Background Document for Rule	Maine	2.6 MB	PDF*
Fee Reporting Form	Maine	86 KB	PDF*
Table 2, 2004 U.S. Census Bureau Report on Paint and Allied Products	Maine	1.23 MB	PDF*
Frequently Asked Questions	Maine	100 KB	PDF*

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Disclosures for Landlords and Property Owners

Audience	Document/Resource	Source	Size	Type
Landlords/Property Managers	Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home	The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	674K	PDF*
Landlords/Property Managers	Renovate Right	EPA	6.8 MB	PDF*
Landlords/Property Managers	The Real Estate Notification and Disclosure Rule	EPA	N/A	Web

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Reports and Publications

Audience	Document/Resource	Source	Size	Type
Health Care Providers	Interpreting and Managing Blood Lead Levels<10ug/dl in Children and Reducing Childhood Exposures to Lead: Recommendations of CDC's Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention	US CDC	96 KB	PDF*
Health Care Providers	Reference Sheet for Healthcare Providers	Maine	255 KB	PDF*
Health Care Providers	Recommended Lead Screening Schedule	Maine	171 KB	PDF*
Health Care Providers	Recommended management of elevated blood lead levels	Maine	118 KB	PDF*
Health Care Providers	US Children's Lead Exposures, 2008: Implications for Prevention	Environmental Health Perspectives (2008)	N/A	Web
Health Care Providers	Interpreting and Managing Blood Lead Levels<10ug/dl in Children and Reducing Childhood Exposures to Lead: Recommendations of CDC's Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention	U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR (2007)	N/A	Web
Health Care Providers	Lead Exposure in Children: Prevention, Detection and Management	American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement (2009)	N/A	Web
Health Care Providers	Childhood Lead Poisoning Associated with Lead Dust Contamination of Family Vehicles and Child Safety Seats	U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR (2009)	N/A	Web
Health Care Providers	Recommendations for Blood Lead Screening of Medicaid-Eligible Children Aged 1--5 Years: an Updated Approach to Targeting a Group at High Risk	U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR (2009)	N/A	Web

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