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rhecklng Your Horne for Lead <br />You can get your home tested for lead in <br />Iust Pilov"irig several different ways: <br />that a holne 4so,/\ paintina tells you whether your <br />\N`ls leaxd- home has lead-based paint and where it <br />ba5ed paifit is located. It won't tell you whether ornot <br />rhorn�cunent|vhas|eadhazards <br />y�&��� ����� tell you , . <br />����� if ��ier�� �� A risk assessment tells you if your home�s a Kaztird". currently has any lead hazards from lead <br />inpaint, dust, orsoil. |talso tells you what <br />----------------- <br />actions totakctoaddress any hazards. <br />/\combination risk assessment and <br />inspection tells you if your home has <br />any lead hazards and if your home has <br />any lead-based paint, and where the <br />lead-based paint |slocated. <br />Hire atrained and certified testing profes- <br />sional who will use a range of reliable <br />methods when testing your home. <br />Visual inspection o[paint condition <br />and location. <br />/\ portable x-ray fluorescence ({RF) <br />machine. <br />� <br />Lab tests ofpaint, dusc, and soil <br />samples. <br />There are state and federal programs in <br />place toensure that testing isdone sa6ch/ <br />reliably, and effectively. Contact your state <br />or local agency /see bottom o[page \ 1\ for <br />more in[orrnation, or call 1-800'424'LEAD <br />(5323) for a list of contacts in your area. <br />Homme test kits for lead are available, but <br />may not always be accurate. Consumers <br />should not rely onthese kits before doing <br />renovations ortoassure safety. <br />Attachment 1 <br />Page 9 of 16 <br />