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Lead-contaminated soil tracked indoors can create hazardous indoor conditions even in houses without lead paint

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Lead-contaminated soil tracked indoors can create hazardous indoor conditions even in houses without lead paint
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Lead contamination in soil tracked inside homes can cause dangerous indoor lead dust levels even in residences with no interior lead-based paint, according to researchers with the Rutgers Environmental, Occupational and Health Sciences Institute in collaboration with community scientists from the East Trenton Collaborative.

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