EPA LEAD INSPECTOR COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ What does LBP mean?
Answer: Lead-Based Paint
◉ What is Title X?
Answer: Gov't focus on primary prevention of lead poisoning
through identifying and reducing lead HAZARDS.
◉ As of March 2000, lead inspections
in________________________________ and ________________________ must be
performed by certified lead inspectors.
Answer: Target housing and Child-occupied facilities.
◉ Give three reasons we find higher blood lead levels among
lower income children?
Answer: 1. Worse physical condition and older age of the house.
2. High lead levels in urban soil
3. Poor nutrition
◉ Explain the CDC reference value?
Answer: 3.5μg/dL
,◉ Define lead based paint.
Answer: "Paint, varnish, shellac, or other coating on surfaces that
contain 1.0 mg/cm^2 or more of lead or 0.5% 5,000 ppm or more
lead by weight.."
◉ Define lead based paint hazards and explain the definitions in
Title X relating to these hazards.
Answer: Any condition that causes exposure to lead contaminated
dust, soil, or paint that is deteriorated in accessible surfaces,
friction or impact surfaces.
◉ *What is a lead based paint inspection?
Answer: a surface-by-surface investigation to determine the
presence of lead-based paint.
◉ Much of this course is based on the
_________________________________________________________
Answer: Guidelines for the evaluation and control of lead-based
paint hazards in housing (HUD and EPA)
◉ What is LBPPPA?
Answer: Lead-based paint poisoning prevention act defined LBP
as 0.06%
◉ What does "Pb" mean?
, Answer: Pb is the element for lead.
◉ What is lead?
Answer: A heavy metal
◉ How were lead compounds such as white lead and lead
chromate commonly used?
Answer: Pigments in paint
◉ List three main reasons lead was used in paint.
Answer: 1. Durable paint
2. Resistant to mold and mildew
3. Acts as a drying agent
◉ Explain why lead was often used in high moisture areas.
Answer: Resistant toward moisture and mold/mildew
◉ What limit was adopted in 1978 as part of the LBPPPA for lead
in residential paint?
Answer: 0.06% or 600ppm
◉ What are the major sources of lead hazards for adults? for
children?
Answer: Adults: at the workplace and poor hygiene/inhalation
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ What does LBP mean?
Answer: Lead-Based Paint
◉ What is Title X?
Answer: Gov't focus on primary prevention of lead poisoning
through identifying and reducing lead HAZARDS.
◉ As of March 2000, lead inspections
in________________________________ and ________________________ must be
performed by certified lead inspectors.
Answer: Target housing and Child-occupied facilities.
◉ Give three reasons we find higher blood lead levels among
lower income children?
Answer: 1. Worse physical condition and older age of the house.
2. High lead levels in urban soil
3. Poor nutrition
◉ Explain the CDC reference value?
Answer: 3.5μg/dL
,◉ Define lead based paint.
Answer: "Paint, varnish, shellac, or other coating on surfaces that
contain 1.0 mg/cm^2 or more of lead or 0.5% 5,000 ppm or more
lead by weight.."
◉ Define lead based paint hazards and explain the definitions in
Title X relating to these hazards.
Answer: Any condition that causes exposure to lead contaminated
dust, soil, or paint that is deteriorated in accessible surfaces,
friction or impact surfaces.
◉ *What is a lead based paint inspection?
Answer: a surface-by-surface investigation to determine the
presence of lead-based paint.
◉ Much of this course is based on the
_________________________________________________________
Answer: Guidelines for the evaluation and control of lead-based
paint hazards in housing (HUD and EPA)
◉ What is LBPPPA?
Answer: Lead-based paint poisoning prevention act defined LBP
as 0.06%
◉ What does "Pb" mean?
, Answer: Pb is the element for lead.
◉ What is lead?
Answer: A heavy metal
◉ How were lead compounds such as white lead and lead
chromate commonly used?
Answer: Pigments in paint
◉ List three main reasons lead was used in paint.
Answer: 1. Durable paint
2. Resistant to mold and mildew
3. Acts as a drying agent
◉ Explain why lead was often used in high moisture areas.
Answer: Resistant toward moisture and mold/mildew
◉ What limit was adopted in 1978 as part of the LBPPPA for lead
in residential paint?
Answer: 0.06% or 600ppm
◉ What are the major sources of lead hazards for adults? for
children?
Answer: Adults: at the workplace and poor hygiene/inhalation
