Lead definition - answer heavy, soft, flexible blue-grey metal extracted from Galena
Galena - answer Mineral that Lead is extracted from (natural form)
Lead Usage - answer Prevents Corrosion, easy to shape, block radiation, kills mold and
mildew, strong, block sound, paint dries faster, adds brightness to color, paint more
durable
Sources of Lead Contamination - answer Man made processes and products.
Major industrial use i.e. electrical batteries and chemicals. Plants and Gasoline
Most Likely for Adults to get Lead - answer occupational
Most likely for children exposures - answer household dust and soil
Percentage of homes before 1940 with LBP - answer86%
When was LBPPPA enacted - answer1971
First Lead Statue in History - answer6500B.C
80,00/year - answerhow much Romans used in their time
The containments from water - answertemperature and acidity
Containments from air - answerGasoline, smelters, battery factories, combustion of oil,
coal, municipal waste
94% - answerPercentage of lead in the air once gasoline was banned
1978 - answerWhen LBP was banned
1980 - answerPresuming houses do not have LBP
TSCA - answerToxic Substance Control Act
LBPPPA - answerLead Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act
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