{"product_id":"lead-based-paint-poisoning-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781289078348","title":"Lead-based Paint Poisoning: Children in Public Housing Are Not Adequately Protected: RCED-93-138","description":"Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) efforts to protect children in public housing from lead-based paint hazards, focusing on whether HUD: (1) has complied with lead-based paint legislation; and (2) ensures that public housing authorities (PHA) comply with regulatory requirements. \u003cbr\u003e GAO found that: (1) children with elevated blood levels (EBL) who live in public housing containing lead-based paint hazards are not adequately protected from lead poisoning; (2) PHA often do not comply with federal EBL testing requirements and rely on local testing that does not meet HUD requirements; (3) HUD regulatory requirements for EBL children are too narrowly focused; (4) HUD does not ensure PHA compliance with emergency regulations, adequately protect other children living in hazardous buildings, test other units in an EBL child's building, or warn neighboring residents of potential hazards; (5) PHA often do not meet abatement or relocation requirements for EBL children to comply with HUD requirements; (6) HUD progress in meeting legislative requirements is limited because it has not determined the extent of lead-based paint in public housing and the costs of abatement, completed a comprehensive plan or required demonstration programs, or enforced other related legislative requirements; and (7) although PHA have made limited progress in meeting lead-based paint testing requirements, most PHA abatement efforts are incomplete.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e U. S. Government Accountability Office (\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1289078343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781289078348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.09d","brand":"U. S. Government Accountability Office (","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611415986431,"sku":"9781289078348","price":15.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d643cf1a-3692-4b63-9ad6-3a46e8bfefc9.jpg?v=1764513738","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lead-based-paint-poisoning-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781289078348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}