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Lead at Superfund Sites: Related Links

The following references provide additional information related to lead and lead cleanup

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  • National Academy of Sciences Report on Superfund and Mining Megasites (PDF)(504 pp, 3.1 MB About PDF)
    The National Academy of Sciences Report on Superfund and Mining Megasites: Lessons from the Coeur d'Alene River Basin; Final Publication, December 2005.

  • Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) lead website
    Information on the Federal lead poisoning prevention program and OPPT's efforts in addressing residential lead hazards.

  • Technical Reports and Scientific Studies on Lead
    Information on Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) research on issues relevant to the Federal lead program. A list of technical reports and scientific studies on lead.

  • Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) Public Education Documents/Resources
    Posters and pamphlets on lead, and a link to the National Lead Information Center.

  • EPA Risk Assessment Forum - Papers Addressing Scientific Issues in the Risk Assessment of Metals (External Review Draft)
    Papers developed in support of EPA efforts to develop an integrated framework for metals risk assessment.

  • EPA Superfund Risk Assessment Web site
    Includes documents related to risk assessment at Superfund sites.

  • EPA/HUD Residential Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Program (Section 1018 of Title X)
    Describes disclosure requirements for sales and leases of older homes.

  • EPA Regional Office Lead Coordinators
    Contact information for the EPA's Regional Offices that implement federal environmental programs around the country. Information on Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) projects and programs.

  • Federal Training; Certification Program (TSCA Section 402/404)
    Provides information on the federal training and certification program for lead-based paint professionals.

  • Pre-Renovation Education Program (TSCA Section 406(b))
    Information on renovation in housing with lead-based paint.

  • Residential Lead Hazard Guidance; Standards (TSCA Section 403)
    Information for identifying residential lead-based paint hazards, including lead-contaminated household dust and soils.

  • Best Management Practices for Lead at Outdoor Shooting Ranges Manual, US EPA Region 2
    Information on lead management at outdoor rifle, pistol, trap, skeet, and sporting clay ranges.

  • National Lead Information Center (NLIC) contact page
    How to contact the NLIC.

  • Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
    Information on issues that affect air quality, and protection from exposure to harmful radiation.

  • Office of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)  and the IAQ Lead Page
    Information on indoor air quality and indoor air pollution.

  • Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER)
    Agency-wide policy, guidance, and direction for the Agency's solid waste and emergency response programs.

  • Office of Water (OW)
    Information on regulation/guidelines pertaining to ambient water and drinking water quality.

  • Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW)
    Information on protection of wetlands, oceans, and watersheds, monitoring water quality, and non-point sources.

  • Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
    Information on toxic chemicals that are being used, manufactured, treated, transported, or released into the environment.

  • Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992
    Public Law 102-550: "Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992".

  • TechDirect
    TechDirect, hosted by EPA's Technology Innovation Office, is an information service that highlights new publications and events of interest to site remediation and site assessment professionals. Each month, subscribers receive an e-mail message describing the availability of publications and events.

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  • Validation Strategy for The Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model for Lead in Children (PDF) (30 pp, 229 K)
    EPA 9285.7-21, December 1994
    This document describes the considerations and methods for characterizing the confidence to be placed in the output from the IEUBK, version 0.99d.

  • Federal Register Notice: Identification of Dangerous Levels of Lead; Final Rule; 40 CFR Part 745 (PDF) (36 pp, 496 K)
    Provides new standards for identifying levels at which lead in paint, dust, or soil constitute a lead-based paint hazard.

  • Publications on Lead Modeling and the IEUBK: Model Validation Concepts and Their Application to Lead Models
    Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP)publications on IEUBK model validation.

  • Chaney, R.L. et al. 1984. The potential for heavy metal exposure from urban gardens and soils, pp. 37-84. In: J.R. Preer ed. Proceedings of the symposium on heavy metals in urban gardens. Agricultural Experiment Station, University of the District of Columbia, Washington.

  • Cohen, J., Marcus, A. and R. Elias. 1990. Estimating Childhood Multi-Media Lead Exposure: Expanded Exposure/Uptake/Biokinetic Model. Presented at 83rd Annual Meeting, Air Water Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA. June 24-29, 1990.

  • Davis, S., Waller, P., Buschbom, M.A., et al. 1990. Quantitative estimates of soil ingestion in normal children between the ages of 2 and 7 years: Population-based estimates using aluminum, silicon, and titanium as soil tracer elements. Arch. Environ. Health 45(2), 112-122.

  • Harley, N.H., T.H. Kneip. 1985. An Integrated Metabolic Model for Lead in Humans of All Ages. Final report to USEPA, Contract B44899, New York University Department of Environmental Medicine.

  • Marcus, A.H. and J. Cohen. 1988. Modeling the blood lead-Soil lead relathionship. In Environmental Geochemistry and Health Monograph Series 4. Lead in Soiil: Issues and Guidelines (B.E. Davies and B.G. Wilson, Eds.), pp. 161-174. Science Reviews Limited, Northwood, England.

  • Marcus, A.H. 1985. Multicompartment kinetic model for lead. I. Bone diffusion models for long-term retention. Environ. Res. 36, 441-458.

  • Marcus, A.H. 1985. Multicompartment kinetic model for lead. II. Linear kinetics and variable absorption in humans without excessive lead exposure. Environ. Res. 36, 459-472.

  • Marcus, A.H. 1985. Multicompartment kinetic model for lead. III. Lead in blood plasma and erythrocytes. Environ. Res. 36, 473-489.

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