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MKJ Construction
4.9(
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Toxic Lead - Abatement

Serving Belmont, MA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1994

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

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Lowest estimate and passed the lead test and received the certification.  I would have given then all A's but they broke a water pipe on a Friday afternoon that cost me 350$ to fix and also tore apart clothes dryer duct work.


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Response time11 hrs
Response rate100%
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Radon Systems LLC
5.0(
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Toxic Lead - Testing

Serving Belmont, MA and surrounding areas

In business since 1985

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"The technician that came is very very nice, very respectful and very helpful and he was able to come on the same day when i called. He made me and my husband feel very comfortable. I will definitely use them again, were happy that he had the job done. He did it in a very competent manner. I appreciated that the technician came."
Recommended by99%of homeowners
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Lead Testing and Removal questions, answered by experts

When a surface that contains lead dust is disturbed, the dust can float about in the air for roughly an hour before settling again. Since you cannot see the dust, it is important always to wear protective gear when working with any materials that may contain lead paint and to keep children, pets, and others away from the area for as long as possible

Unfortunately, lead dust does not look different from any other type of dust. You cannot detect it with the naked eye. To determine if you have lead dust in your home, you will need to hire a local company to take a sample from the paint and test it for you in a lab.

According to the EPA, there is no safe level of lead in the blood, and so the maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG) for lead in water is zero. Even at low levels, lead is harmful to human health. It can also remain in the body and build up over time with repeated exposure.

Several different measurements may be used to determine the amount of lead in water. The most common unit of measurement is micrograms per liter (µg/L), which is the same as parts per billion. Another measurement is milligrams per liter (mg/L), which is the same as parts per million.

While not all homes built before 1978 contain lead paint, enough do, so you’ll still want to test to be on the safe side. The federal government banned lead-based paint for homes in 1978, but your state may have banned lead before that time. Around 24% of homes built between 1960 and 1977 contained lead-based paint, while 87% of homes built before 1940 contained lead-based paint.

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