RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED-PAINT HAZARD REMEDIATION AND SOIL LEAD ABATEMENT - THEIR IMPACT AMONG CHILDREN WITH MILDLY ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS

Objectives. This prospective study describes the impact of residential lead-based-paint hazard remediations on children with mildly elevated blood lead levels. Methods. Changes in blood lead levels were observe d following paint hazard remediation alone and in combination with soi l abatement. Results. After adjustment for the confounding variables, paint hazard remediation alone was associated with a blood lead increa se of 6.5 mu g/dL (P = .05), and paint hazard remediation combined wit h soil abatement was associated with an increase of 0.9 mu g/dL (P = . 36). Conclusions. Lead-based-paint hazard remediation, as performed in this study, is not an effective secondary prevention strategy among c hildren with mildly elevated blood lead levels.