Misconceptions Regarding Lead Based Paint...

I’ve been in the environmental industry for 15 years now.  I took my first class regarding lead based paint in 1995.  Despite this, I can’t convince my mother and my sister that it’s not just children that get lead poisoned and lead poisoning can occur in other ways than eating paint chips.  My mom and my sister are rather intelligent people.  My mom has a bachelor’s degree in history and my sister has a PhD in...

How to Become an EPA Certified Renovator...

There are two ways to become a certified Renovator (Renovation, Remodeling and Painting or EPA RRP The first way is to take the 1-day (8 hour) initial training course from an EPA accredited training provider. Our affiliate, CNY Environmental Institute, Inc., is accredited to provide this course as well as the Renovator Refresher course. Upon successful completion of the course, students are issued their EPA certificate...

What’s the Difference Between a Lead Inspect...

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Lead Poisoning and Autism...

I arrived on the job site today to perform a lead based paint risk assessment for a client. The owner opened the door to her home as I came up the front stairs. The owner, a mother of two, stood there nervously as I got my equipment ready and went into my talk about what I was going to do while there. She told me that the whole house was full of lead. She stood there on edge as she told me her child had been lead poisoned...