Abstract
Lead is a useful metal and an enduring danger, one whose properties have been valued and exploited since antiquity. Knowledge of its toxic potential is almost as old, and although frequently cited through history, regularly ignored. Recently, an opportunity to reduce a significant source of lead for American children occurred, and was missed.The Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention Act of 1971, amended in 1973, called for the automatic reduction of lead in household paint from 0.5 to 0.06 per cent on December 31, 1974, unless the chairman of Consumer Product Safety Commission ruled otherwise. On December 23, 1974, the chairman . . .
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