Our Lead Testing Services in Miramar Beach
At D’Pure, we are about making your home or business a safe place to be. Our mission is to improve the quality of the air, which ultimately improves your life. Our services include air sampling for mold, pollen and fibers, mold testing and remediation, water damages and odor control, and more. One of the services we provide is our lead paint testing program, which is designed to create a safer and healthier living environment.
Lead Based Paint Testing in Miramar Beach, FL
Lead is a heavy metal and is known to cause neurological damage in humans. Before the year 1978, paint was manufactured containing lead pigments. This kind of paint was used across the United States and was found in homes and businesses. As we learned later on after numerous studies on the subject, if lead is ingested, it can lead to both mental and physical disabilities.
In more recent decades, chipping and peeling of this type of paint has increased the volume of lead poisoning cases. If you suspect your home or business may have used lead paint, it is time to call D’Pure for lead based paint testing.
How Undetected Lead Exposure is Harmful
At D’Pure, we understand that lead exposure inside homes and office environments might not be detected easily. If lead paint is still in good condition, it will pose little hazard. However, once it is disturbed, or begins to degrade or deteriorate, problems will inevitably arise.
According to the Florida Department of Health, these are primary sources of lead exposure.
- Lead Based Paints: Even though lead based paints were banned by the federal government in 1978, any structure built before then can pose a hazard to those living or working there. Dust from lead based paint is the most common source of lead poisoning in children. You will want to test for lead paint if you live in an older home.
- Drinking Water: In older buildings, plumbing might contain lead or lead solder, which has the potential to contaminate drinking water. If this is the case in your building, a lead test is strongly recommended.
- Consumer Products: Old furniture and toys may have value as antiques, but they also might be lead paint carriers. You can include traditional home remedies, some cookware, and even imported candies. All are potential lead paint hazards.
- Soil: Outside soil can be contaminated by lead dust which comes from exterior paints.
- Hobbies or Jobs: Even the things you love most might involve lead paint dangers. Any site where lead is used can contain lead dust. You or others can bring this into your home on shoes and clothing. Jobs posing lead paint dangers include smelting or welding, auto/radiator repair, stained glass, pottery making, HVAC maintenance, jewelry making, battery recycling, home repair or furniture refinishing.
- Storage: Any food or liquids stored in lead crystal or lead-glazed or imported pottery can potentially contain lead.
How Lead Based Paint Testing is Done
When you contact D’Pure, our EPA-certified lead paint inspectors will do a thorough check of your home or business for all sources of lead painted surfaces, as well as components. Dust and soil are also evaluated. Once a full report has been established, then we will recommend mitigation of any lead and asbestos testing problems we see.
Done right, lead based paint testing will not further chip or damage lead paint in any way. Our lead paint test assessors utilize advanced instruments called an XRF analyzer to detect the presence of lead instantly and non-invasively.
What You Need to Know About Lead Paint
Lead based house paint was commonly used in most homes until 1960, and there were some house paints containing it in the late 1970s. Paint that began to peel posed the biggest threat to small children. Toddlers and young children love to put things in their mouths, as it’s a learning process. Small bits of crumbling paint, if ingested in large amounts, could lead to lead poisoning.
In addition, old furniture, old toys, even dishes, can pose a hazard to small children. Youngsters were found to have lead poisoning from eating old paint chips. Children diagnosed with learning disabilities in school were often the unwitting recipients of lead based paint poisoning.
If you live in an older home, be sure to test for lead paint. Any building older than 1978 most likely contains some quantity of lead based paint. In fact, 75% of all residential structures built before 1978 are suspect. This is why it is so important to test for lead paint in older buildings.
At D’Pure, we are committed to your best indoor life. Air quality and lead testing are what we do. Our certified technicians go above and beyond to provide you with a healthy environment and your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed.
We take pride in our innovative approach to a test for lead paint, mold, and asbestos. For any questions about lead paint testing and how we can resolve it, contact us today.