lead-based paint inspection News
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Springfield, Mass. Housing Authority Settles Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Case
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that the Springfield, Mass. Housing Authority will pay an $11,000 penalty for failing to inform tenants their apartments may contain lead-based paint, as required by law. In addition, the housing authority agreed to render apartment buildings at four of its properties lead safe at a ...
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Thermo Electron Adds NITON XLi 300 Lead Paint Analyzer to its Award Winning Family
Untitled Document Billerica, MA –Thermo Electron Corporation, introduces the newest member of its awardwinning NITON family of X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) analyzers: the NITON XLi 300. At just 1.7 pounds, this “phaser grip” ergonometric option in portable lead analyzers brings laboratory precision into the field. Building on the success of the company’s award winning XL-300 ...
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NITON LLC Introduces New Advanced Lead
Untitled Document NITON LLC Introduces New Advanced Lead Paint Analyzer NITONs new XLp 300 Series Lead Analyzer represents the first all-new breakthroughs in lead analysis in more than 10 years Billerica, MA NITON LLC, internationally recognized as the worldwide leader in portable Xray Fluorescence (XRF) technology, is ...
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National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Encourages Testing and Safe Home Repairs to Protect Children’s Health
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognizes National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week October 20-26, 2013, to raise awareness of lead poisoning in children. Approximately one million children today are affected by lead poisoning, but when you know what to look for and what to do, lead poisoning is 100% preventable. Major source of lead exposure among children is lead-based paint, including ...
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New EPA Lead Dust Standards are Great News for Residents of Puerto Rico
Earlier this summer the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new, tighter standards for lead in dust on floors and window sills to protect children from the harmful effects of lead exposure. The strengthened standards reduce the amount of lead in dust that is considered a hazard and that may warrant measures to reduce risks. When announcing the tougher standards, the agency ...
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Titan environmental services to pay $10,878 for violations of residential lead-based paint hazard reduction act
Titan Environmental Services, Inc., of Kansas City, Mo., has agreed to pay a $10,878 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of violations of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act, including failures to provide required hands-on training to contractors and other renovation professionals who enrolled in some of its training courses. As part of its settlement with EPA ...
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