Lead Paint Program
The City's three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has concluded. Lead hazards may be addressed in eligible properties through our Housing Improvement Program.
What is Lead Paint?
Lead is a poisonous metal that may cause health problems, especially in young children. When lead gets into the body, it can cause damage to the brain, the kidneys, nerves and blood.
Lead may also cause behavioral problems, learning disabilities, seizures and in extreme cases, death. Some symptoms of lead poisoning may include headaches, stomachaches, nausea, tiredness and irritability. Many children who are lead poisoned show no symptoms.
Children may be lead poisoned by:
- Putting their hands and other lead contaminated items in their mouths, such as toys
- Crawling around on floors that may have lead-paint dust
- Touching lead-paint dust from sanding old paint or renovations of old homes
- Playing outside in lead contaminated soil
- Folk remedies
Lead can be dangerous when:
- There is chipping and peeling paint inside the home
- Lead painted surfaces rub against each other, such as windows and doors opening and closing
- Children play in soil and dirt outside a home that is lead painted
- Contaminated soil is tracked in the home on shoes or pets
For more lead poisoning information, please click on the links below to visit:
HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
New Hampshire's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
City of Nashua's Division of Health and Community Services