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11.0hecking Your Home for Lead <br />You can get your home tested for lead in <br />,lost knowing several different ways: <br />that a home A paint inspection tells you whether your <br />has lead- home has lead-based paint and where it <br />lased paint is located. It won't tell you whether or not <br />may not tell your home currently has lead hazards. <br />you if there A risk assessment tells you if your home <br />is a hazard. currently has any lead hazards from lead <br />in paint, dust, or soil. It also tells you what <br />actions to take to address any hazards. <br />A 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 is located. <br />Hire a trained and certified testing profes- <br />sional who will use a range of reliable <br />methods when testing your home. <br />Visual inspection of paint condition <br />rr <br />and location. <br />r A portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) <br />machine. <br />Lab tests of paint, dust, and soil <br />samples. <br />There are state and federal programs in <br />place to ensure that testing is done safely, <br />reliably, and effectively. Contact your state <br />or local agency (see bottom of page 11) for <br />more information, or call 1 -800 -424 -LEAD <br />(5323) for a list of contacts in your area. <br />Home test kits for lead are available, but <br />may not always be accurate. Consumers <br />should not rely on these kits before doing <br />renovations or to assure safety. <br />6 Attachment 1 <br />Page 9 of 16 <br />