Kane County Health
Department works to protect citizens
from lead poisoning through prevention.
Staff are available to: |
● Inspect homes
of lead-poisoned children to identify
and eliminate sources of lead
● Provide education on occupational lead
exposure |
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Please call
630-444-3040 to
request a home lead inspection.
Check our
Fees & Permits page for the current
fee. |
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Prevention Tips |
Lead poisoning is
entirely preventable. The key is
stopping children from coming into
contact with lead and treating children
who have been poisoned by lead.
The goal is to prevent lead exposure to
children before they are harmed. There
are many ways parents can reduce a
child’s exposure to lead. The key is
stopping children from coming into
contact with lead. Lead hazards in a
child’s environment must be identified
and controlled or removed safely. |
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How are children exposed to lead? |
| Lead-based paint and
lead contaminated dust are the main
sources of exposure for lead in U.S.
children. Lead-based paints were banned
for use in housing in 1978. All houses
built before 1978 are likely to contain
some lead-based paint. However, it is
the deterioration of this paint that
causes a problem. Approximately 24
million housing units have deteriorated
leaded paint and elevated levels of
lead-contaminated house dust. More than
4 million of these dwellings are homes
to one or more young children. |
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Who is at risk? |
| All children under the
age of 6 years old are at risk because
they are growing so rapidly and because
they tend to put their hands or other
objects, which may be contaminated with
lead dust, into their mouths. However,
children living at or below the poverty
line who live in older housing are at
greatest risk. Additionally, children of
some racial and ethnic groups and those
living in older housing are
disproportionately affected by lead. |
| Read more
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