Childhood Lead Poisoning - Resources

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• Tipsheets, Factsheets and Brochures
• Websites
• Laws and Regulations
• Disclosures for Landlords and Property Owners
• Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund Law, Rules, Forms
• Posters and Brochures for Stores that Sell Paint or Paint Removal Supplies
• 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 Arabic, Farsi, French, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese	Maine CDC	879 KB	PDF
Homeowners/ Renters	Tipsheet 2: Cleaning Up Lead Dust Arabic, Farsi, French, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese	Maine CDC	117 KB	PDF
General	Tipsheet 3: Sources of Lead Arabic, Farsi, French, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese	Maine CDC	96 KB	PDF
Homeowners/ Renters	Tipsheet 4: Testing my Home for Lead Arabic, Farsi, French, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese	Maine CDC	117 KB	PDF
Parents	Tipsheet 5: Keeping your child away from lead Arabic, Farsi, French, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese	Maine CDC	532 KB	PDF
Homeowners/ Landlords	Tipsheet 6: Looking for Lead Arabic, Farsi, French, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese	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: What You Need to Know Arabic, French, Khmer, Lingala, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Swahili	Maine CDC	82 KB	PDF
Families	Lead in School Drinking Water: Information for Parents and Guardians	Maine CDC	690 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. Consumer Products Safety Commission	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	Information for Code Enforcement Officers	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
DHHS Rules for environmental lead investigations	Maine	39 Kb	Microsoft Word
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
DEP Rules and statutes (including links to RRP)	Maine	N/A	Web

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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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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
Lead Poisoning Prevention Fee Remittance Form and Payment Options	Maine	117 KB	PDF
Table 2, 2004 U.S. Census Bureau Report on Paint and Allied Products	Maine	1.23 MB	PDF
Frequently Asked Questions	Maine	159 KB	PDF

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Posters and Brochures for Stores that Sell Paint or Paint Removal Supplies

In Maine, retailers, stores or commercial establishments that offer paint or paint removal supplies, such as hardware stores and paint stores, must display a poster and brochures to warn customers about the dangers of dry scraping or sanding paint in dwellings built before 1978. The improper removal of old lead paint is a significant source of lead dust. Lead dust is the primary cause of childhood lead poisoning.

The Maine CDC provides posters and brochures to retailers at no cost. To request paper copies of the brochures and a poster display kit, please contact us at 207-287-4311 or ehu@maine.gov. Links to the statute and electronic versions of the materials are provided below.

Document/Resource	Source	Type
State Law about Displaying Posters and Brochures	Maine	Web
Hardware Store Poster	Maine CDC	PDF
Hardware Store Brochure	Maine CDC	PDF

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Reports and Publications

Audience	Document/Resource	Source	Size	Type
Health Care Providers	Pediatric Blood Lead Testing Guidelines and Recommended Confirmation and Follow-up Schedule for Pediatric Blood Lead Levels 3.5 ug/dL or Higher (October 2022)	Maine Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Unit	255 KB	PDF
Health Care Providers, All	Findings of a Statewide Environmental Lead Inspection Program Targeting Homes of Children with Blood Lead Levels as Low as 5 ug/dL	Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (2019)	N/A	Web
Legislators, All	Reports to the Maine Legislature: 2018, 2015, 2013	Maine Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Unit	1-4 MB	PDF
Health Care Providers	Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Statement (2012): Low Level Lead Exposure Harms Children: A Renewed Call for Primary Prevention	US CDC	96 KB	PDF
Health Care Providers	US Children's Lead Exposures, 2008: Implications for Prevention	Environmental Health Perspectives (2008)	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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