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Where Lead-Based Paint Is Found <br />In general, the older your home or childcare facility, the more likely it <br />has lead-based paint.1 <br />Many homes, including private, federally-assisted, federally- <br />owned housing, and childcare facilities built before 1978 have <br />lead-based paint. In 1978, the federal government banned consumer <br />uses of lead-containing paint.2 <br />Learn how to determine if paint is lead-based paint on page 7. <br />Lead can be found: <br />• In homes and childcare facilities in the city, country, or suburbs, <br />• In private and public single-family homes and apartments, <br />• On surfaces inside and outside of the house, and <br />• In soil around a home. (Soil can pick up lead from exterior paint or <br />other sources, such as past use of leaded gas in cars.) <br />Learn more about where lead is found at epa.gov/lead. <br />1 “Lead-based paint” is currently defined by the federal government as paint with <br />lead levels greater than or equal to 1.0 milligram per square centimeter (mg/cm), or <br />more than 0.5% by weight. <br />2 “Lead-containing paint” is currently defined by the federal government as lead in new <br />dried paint in excess of 90 parts per million (ppm) by weight. <br />5