Ohio Lead Abatement State Test Exam
Questions With Correct Answers.
What is lead? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A poison
What are the benefits of lead? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Prevents corrosion and
kills mold and Mildew
Is durable and easy to shape
How long has lead been used? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lead has been used for
thousands of years
How can lead make you sick? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lead can make you sick if
you breathe or swallow it/
Is lead a metal? If so what type? (heavy/light) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A heavy
metal
What is the definition of lead based-pain? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Paint, varnish,
shellac, or other coatings on surfaces that contain more than 1.0 mg/cm2 or more than
0.5% weight.
What are some sources of lead exposure? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lead based
paint
Leaded gasoline
Industrial releases
Soil
Food
Water
Pottery
Crystal
Glassware
,Different jobs and hobbies
When does lead paint become a health hazard? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅When it
chips or becomes dust or fumes.
How is lead dust created - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lead-based paint gets old and
deteriorates
Lead-painted surfaces are broken, damaged, or disturbed
Lead-painted surfaces are sanded or scraped
What do lead dust particles stick to? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅All surfaces
Can you see lead dust particles with the naked eye? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅No
What is a MAJOR cause of childhood lead poisoning - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Lead paint in the home
When did the United States ban the use of lead paint in homes? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅1978
What is the GREATEST cause of childhood lead poisoning? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Renovation of homes and child-occupied facilities built before 1978
How many American homes still contain lead paint? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅An
estimated 34 Million homes
3/4 of them contain lead hazards
Which commercial buildings are considered child-occupied facilities? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Daycare centers
Hospitals
Schools
Where is lead based paint still being used? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Many
bridges and steel structures
When lead-based paint deteriorates or is disturbed, what does it create? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅It creates lead dust
, If lead based paint removal on steel structures is not properly contained/removed, what
happens to the community? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lead dust from paint
removal can pollute a whole community
How much lead can make you sick? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A small amount
(the size of your nail)
Both children and adults
What type of damage can lead cause - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Permanent
damage
Whose brains and bodies are easily damaged by lead? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Children's developing brains and bodies
Causes neurodevelopment disorders and symptoms
What level of lead can cause permanent damage to a child? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Low levels
Do you have to present symptoms for you to be lead poisoned? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅No; Asymptomatic
Lead poisoning can easily be mistaken for what other illness? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅The Flu
How long does lead stay in your blood? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Months
How does lead stay in the blood? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lead attaches to your
red blood cells and travels through your body.
How long can lead be stored in your body? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅For more
than 30 years; in your bones.
What is body burden? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The amount of lead stored in your
body
How can lead trapped in the bones poison someone? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Lead can be released from your bones and poison you.
As bones deteriorate or lack of calcium in the body.
Questions With Correct Answers.
What is lead? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A poison
What are the benefits of lead? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Prevents corrosion and
kills mold and Mildew
Is durable and easy to shape
How long has lead been used? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lead has been used for
thousands of years
How can lead make you sick? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lead can make you sick if
you breathe or swallow it/
Is lead a metal? If so what type? (heavy/light) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A heavy
metal
What is the definition of lead based-pain? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Paint, varnish,
shellac, or other coatings on surfaces that contain more than 1.0 mg/cm2 or more than
0.5% weight.
What are some sources of lead exposure? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lead based
paint
Leaded gasoline
Industrial releases
Soil
Food
Water
Pottery
Crystal
Glassware
,Different jobs and hobbies
When does lead paint become a health hazard? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅When it
chips or becomes dust or fumes.
How is lead dust created - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lead-based paint gets old and
deteriorates
Lead-painted surfaces are broken, damaged, or disturbed
Lead-painted surfaces are sanded or scraped
What do lead dust particles stick to? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅All surfaces
Can you see lead dust particles with the naked eye? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅No
What is a MAJOR cause of childhood lead poisoning - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Lead paint in the home
When did the United States ban the use of lead paint in homes? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅1978
What is the GREATEST cause of childhood lead poisoning? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Renovation of homes and child-occupied facilities built before 1978
How many American homes still contain lead paint? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅An
estimated 34 Million homes
3/4 of them contain lead hazards
Which commercial buildings are considered child-occupied facilities? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Daycare centers
Hospitals
Schools
Where is lead based paint still being used? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Many
bridges and steel structures
When lead-based paint deteriorates or is disturbed, what does it create? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅It creates lead dust
, If lead based paint removal on steel structures is not properly contained/removed, what
happens to the community? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lead dust from paint
removal can pollute a whole community
How much lead can make you sick? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A small amount
(the size of your nail)
Both children and adults
What type of damage can lead cause - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Permanent
damage
Whose brains and bodies are easily damaged by lead? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Children's developing brains and bodies
Causes neurodevelopment disorders and symptoms
What level of lead can cause permanent damage to a child? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Low levels
Do you have to present symptoms for you to be lead poisoned? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅No; Asymptomatic
Lead poisoning can easily be mistaken for what other illness? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅The Flu
How long does lead stay in your blood? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Months
How does lead stay in the blood? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lead attaches to your
red blood cells and travels through your body.
How long can lead be stored in your body? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅For more
than 30 years; in your bones.
What is body burden? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The amount of lead stored in your
body
How can lead trapped in the bones poison someone? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Lead can be released from your bones and poison you.
As bones deteriorate or lack of calcium in the body.
