Lead-Based Paint

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
LBP
Pronunciation
/lɛd beɪst peɪnt/
Category
Community
Related Field
Housing & Amenities

Examples in Context

  1. Unhealthful air pollution; unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint.
  2. A new study shows that lead based lead-based paint remains a worldwide threat to the public health.
  3. Port facilities construction and renovation contribute to surface and ground water contamination and air pollution from asbestos, lead-based paint, dust, sediments, PCBs and petroleum hydrocarbons.
  4. Harmful exposures to lead can be created when lead-based paint is improperly removed from surfaces by dry scraping, sanding, or open-flame burning.

Other meanings of LBP