Common Sources of Lead:
1- Lead-based paint
2- Lead dust, which is produced by aging lead-based paint
3- Soil, which is contaminated by lead emissions from gasoline (prior to 1978), lead-based paint chips, storage of old batteries, etc.
4- Water which flows through lead pipes or copper pipes soldered with lead (prior to 1986)
5- Improperly glazed ceramic pottery and cooking utensils
Industries:
1- Battery manufacturers or reclamation
2- Window replacement
3- Bronze manufacture
4- Firing range instructors
5- Gas station attendants
6- Glass manufacturers
7- Lead pigment manufacture
8- Lead smelters and refiners
9- Plumbers, pipe fitters
10- Policemen who work in automobile tunnels
11- Printers
12- Radiator manufacture or repair
13- Shipbuilders
14- Welders or Cutters – Steel burning or cutting (dismantling bridges, ships, etc.)
15- Bridge or ship workers (including airports and boats)
16- Construction workers, particularly those doing:
– Department of Transportation (DOT)
– Sign Makers
– Painting
– Remodeling
– Renovation
– Road work (specifically painters)
Hobbies, Sports, Other:
1- Moonshine whiskey
2- Car or boat repair
3- Fishing
4- Glazed pottery making
5- Home remodeling
6- Lead soldering
7- Making lead shot or bullet
8- Shooting at firing range
9- Stained glass manufacture
10- Additives to some “health foods” and imported candies
11- Substance Use
12- Toy soldiers (leaded)
13- Folk Remedies – Most commonly found in Mexican, Asian Indian, and Middle
Eastern groups.
Source: GA Medicaid 2014