Children poisoned by lead on U.S. Army bases
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Children poisoned by lead on U.S. Army bases
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Re: Children poisoned by lead on U.S. Army bases
#2We are our own worst enemies
Re: Children poisoned by lead on U.S. Army bases
#3Military bases are some of the most polluted sites in America. Lots of soil/groundwater contamination from BTEX and other poorly handled chemicals. However, Military bases provide a lot of research for remediation engineering.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_Superfund_si...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016770120...
Re: Children poisoned by lead on U.S. Army bases
#4>The 80-year-old white stucco home...
Well there's your problem. Old houses have lead. It should be assumed to be that way unless there's reason to believe otherwise.
It'll be another 50+yr before most lead paint is gone. The fact of the matter is that labor is expensive in this country so lead paint is rarely dealt with unless it's conveniently within the scope of other work.
I don't think this article very meaningful unless we have more data points. Is base housing more or less likely to contain lead than similiar quality housing in other cities?
Re: Children poisoned by lead on U.S. Army bases
#5Where exactly in the link does it say the army discourages lead testing?
Reuters says "Yet it also “discourages” this type of lead-paint inspection" at the link https://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/workplacehealth/ih/Pages/L...
Re: Children poisoned by lead on U.S. Army bases
#6>The 80-year-old white stucco home... Well there's your problem. Old houses have lead. It should be assumed to be that way unless there's reason to believe otherwise. It'll be another 50+yr before most lead paint is gone. The fact of the matter is that labor is expensive in this country so lead paint is rarely dealt with unless it's conveniently within the scope of other work. I don't think this article very meaningf…
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Re: Children poisoned by lead on U.S. Army bases
#7>The 80-year-old white stucco home... Well there's your problem. Old houses have lead. It should be assumed to be that way unless there's reason to believe otherwise. It'll be another 50+yr before most lead paint is gone. The fact of the matter is that labor is expensive in this country so lead paint is rarely dealt with unless it's conveniently within the scope of other work. I don't think this article very meaningf…
Sure, but when you're talking about a military house inside a military base owned and maintained by the military you have to assume that the military bears some responsibility for it.
Just waving your hands and walking away because it's old is a bit short sighted.
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#8>The 80-year-old white stucco home... Well there's your problem. Old houses have lead. It should be assumed to be that way unless there's reason to believe otherwise. It'll be another 50+yr before most lead paint is gone. The fact of the matter is that labor is expensive in this country so lead paint is rarely dealt with unless it's conveniently within the scope of other work. I don't think this article very meaningf…
It’s as recent as anything built before 1986 when it comes to lead pipes: https://www.epa.gov/lead/protect-your-family-exposures-lead
Re: Children poisoned by lead on U.S. Army bases
#9>The 80-year-old white stucco home... Well there's your problem. Old houses have lead. It should be assumed to be that way unless there's reason to believe otherwise. It'll be another 50+yr before most lead paint is gone. The fact of the matter is that labor is expensive in this country so lead paint is rarely dealt with unless it's conveniently within the scope of other work. I don't think this article very meaningf…
> Old houses have lead. It should be assumed to be that way unless there's reason to believe otherwise.
Lead paint was more expensive (it was whiter), so buy an old house that was cheap for its time :)
Re: Children poisoned by lead on U.S. Army bases
#10>The 80-year-old white stucco home... Well there's your problem. Old houses have lead. It should be assumed to be that way unless there's reason to believe otherwise. It'll be another 50+yr before most lead paint is gone. The fact of the matter is that labor is expensive in this country so lead paint is rarely dealt with unless it's conveniently within the scope of other work. I don't think this article very meaningf…
The US government probably isn't subject to the same abatement and disclosure laws as regular landlords.