EPA proposes to lower lead dust standards

摘要

Citing evidence that no level of lead in the blood of children is safe, the EPA has proposed to lower its current dust-lead hazard standards for floors and windowsills. Specifically, the Agency is seeking to lower the current dust-lead hazard standards, which were established in 2001, from 40 micrograms per square foot (μg/ft2) to 10 μg/ft2 on floors and from 250 μg/ft2 to 100 μg/ft2 on windowsills. The EPA says it selected these levels because they are technologically achievable.