Lead

Lead: P2 Options: Car Washes

• Train employees in proper equipment and chemical handling and procedures.
• Use a grit trap or a detention tank to collect and filter wastewater.
• Reduce the amount of paint chips and heavy metals removed from the vehicle while washing.
• Use less abrasive detergents which draw pollutants from the surfaces into the wash water.
• Install a reverse osmosis unit to remove metals.
• Recycle wash water.

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Lead: P2 Options: Auto Services / Auto Fluids

• Train employees in proper equipment and chemical handling and procedures.
• Keep an emergency spill kit available at all times.
• Recycle lead-acid vehicle batteries
• Recycle waste motor oil and waste antifreeze. Do not send down a sink drain or storm drain.
• Keep fluid wastes in well marked containers.
• Regularly inspect solvent tanks and separators.
• Use drip pans whenever changing fluids.
• Consider plugging up shop sewer drains.
• Sweep work area instead of hosing down.
• Consider installing a wastewater recycling system.
• Keep waste towels in a closed, well-marked container. Consider using laundry service able to treat wastewater generated from cleaning the towels.

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Lead: P2 Options: Painting Services / Paints

• Train employees in proper equipment and chemical handling and procedures.
• Consider lead-free alternatives.
• Seek professionals to remove old lead-containing paint. Most houses build prior to 1978 contain lead-based paint.
• Treat lead-containing paint chips as a hazardous waste. Dispose of properly.
• Dispose of old paint through a hazardous waste disposal facility or through a household hazardous waste disposal program.
• Consider switching to a high volume low pressure paint system.
• Contact the Texas Department of Health's Occupational Health Division at 512/834-6600 to find out how to safely remove lead paint.

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Lead: P2 Options: Metal Finishing

• Train employees in proper equipment and chemical handling and procedures.
• Segregate waste streams.
• Maintain equipment (pumps, seals, etc.) to prevent leaks.
• Sweep working area instead of hosing down.
• Find ways to reuse water in the process.
• Properly train employees in handling and mixing materials.
• Recover metals from plating baths and rinses.

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Lead: P2 Options: Plumbing

• Check for lead pipes and lead-based soldering. If found, replace with lead-free alternatives.

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Lead: P2 Options: Hobbies using Lead,
such as Ceramics and Stained-Glass

• Choose lead-free alternative materials
• Do not send excess ceramic glazes down the drain.
• Vacuum clothing worn while hobbying before laundering.

[Related links][References]

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ToxFAQs
http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/tfacts13.html

Texas Department of Health, Lead-Based Paint Danger,
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/lead/Renovate.htm

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