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Abatement Incorporated offers lead abatement services and is licensed and bonded to do so.
Lead is a metallic element used in containers, pipes, solder, radiation shielding, and paints. Exposure to toxic levels of lead has an immediate effect on humans and symptoms of lead poisoning can be seen after only a few weeks. Humans are exposed to lead from a variety of sources: paint pigments, automobile compounds, and some forms of solder used in older plumbing systems.
Lead-based paint can also be found in buildings that have exposed structural steel members and decking. The lead paint used to protect the steel from the deteriorating effects of coastal environments can be found inside or outside the structures. With time, the paint eventually begins to delaminate from its substrate, causing lead to be exposed.
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