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If using rain barrels under downspouts to collect rain water for your garden, use a lid, mesh fabric, or several drops of baby oil on the surface of the water to prevent mosquitoes from breeding.
Other Lead Resources
Your family doctor or pediatrician can perform a blood test for lead and provide you with information about the health effects of lead.
State and local government agencies that can be contacted include:
Boston Public Health Commission
Boston Public Health Commission Lead Poisoning Prevention Informaion
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
(617-242-5323 or www.mwra.com)
For information about your community's water supply, and a list of local laboratories that have been certified by DEP for testing water quality.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
(1-800-532-9571 or www.mass.gov/dph/)
For information about the health effects of lead and how you can have your child's blood tested.
Environmental Protection Agency
(800-424-LEAD or www.epa.gov/lead)
For information about where lead is found and how to protect your family.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
(617-292-5770 or http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/water/drinking/lead-and-other-contaminants-in-drinking-water.html)
Lead Safe Boston
(617-635-0190 or
http://dnd.cityofboston.gov/#page/HomeCenter)
Technical and financial assistance with grants of up to $8,500 per unit to remove lead-based paint from your home.
For additional information about lead in drinking water.
Additional Resources
- What
You Need to Know About Lead in Tap Water (MWRA)
- Lead
and Faucets (MWRA)
- Frequently
Asked Questions About Drinking Water (MWRA)
- Water Filters (National Sanitation
Foundation NSF)
- EPA Lead Information (U.S.
EPA website)
- Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention (CDC website)