Lead
Lead can be a dangerous contaminant, with especially severe effects in children. Exposure to lead may affect your child’s behavior and development. Even in recent years, lead has been used in products you or your child may come in contact with – including things in your home like paint and mini-blinds.
District Sanitarians enforce the State of Connecticut Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Regulations. When the District receives a report of elevated blood lead levels, we initiate an investigation to determine how and why the individual is being lead poisoned. Specific attention is given to children, who are affected more severely by elevated blood lead levels than adults.
For more information, please contact Matthew Baber, Childhood Lead Prevention Program Inspector.
Helpful Resources
- Thus far, 2007 has proven to be a busy year for the Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) with regard to lead hazards.
read more - More information on lead is available from the EPA and the DPH websites.
- View the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health list of individuals and organizations licensed to conduct lead inspection and abatement activities.
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