United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-05-16 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:RCED-94-114 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-114 P0b002ee1803700fe f:rc94114 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-114 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-114 RCED-94-114 Toxic substances Hazardous substances Safety regulation Pollution control Housing construction Housing repairs Standards evaluation Environmental legislation Environmental monitoring Federal regulations Baltimore (MD) Boston (MA) Cincinnati (OH) Letter Report RCED Lead poisoning is the most common and devastating environmental disease of young children, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Millions of U.S. children from all geographic areas have harmful lead levels in their blood. A major cause of lead poisoning is lead-based paint. To address this problem, Congress required the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop by April 1994 (1) standards defining hazardous lead levels in paint, household dust, and soil; (2) standards for inspecting and removing lead-based paint; and (3) guidelines to avoid creating lead-based paint hazards during renovations and remodeling. Although abatement guidelines for lead-based paint have been developed for public housing, no standards exist for use in private homes and municipal buildings to help identify and remove lead hazards safely and effectively. This report reviews EPA's efforts to develop the standards and guidelines for lead hazards. GAO discusses the status of these efforts as of April 1994 and the additional steps EPA needs to take to issue the standards and guidelines. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-114/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-114.htm GAO/RCED-94-114 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-114 Letter Report GAO/RCED-94-114; Toxic Substances: Status of EPA's Efforts to Develop Lead Hazard Standards; Toxic substances Hazardous substances Safety regulation Pollution control Housing construction Housing repairs Standards evaluation Environmental legislation Environmental monitoring Federal regulations Baltimore (MD) Boston (MA) Cincinnati (OH) Public Law 102-550