July 07, 2009

Lead poisoning an ongoing problem in Richmond’s older homes  07/07/09 12:00 AM

Lead poisoning an ongoing problem in Richmond’s older homes

From Church Hill to Richmond’s North Side and now to the city’s South Side, Latoya Avent has crisscrossed Richmond to find a home that doesn’t have a lead paint problem. “We just moved on June 1 because of lead,“ Avent said. Testing last month showed her 3-year-old daughter’s blood lead level was elevated. At 24 micrograms per deciliter of blood, it was more than twice the limit of 10.

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