71.   Lead paint has been linked to lower IQ, mental retardation, learning difficulties, behavioral problems, stunted growth and hearing loss.

72.   Like many bridges, the Williamsburg is coated in layers of lead paint.

73.   Norquist said while he could afford to hire a professional to remove lead paint from his home, many inner-city families could not.

74.   Rhode Island and the city of Milwaukee have pending lawsuits against paint makers, claiming the companies knew or should have known about the damaging effects of lead paint.

75.   Rhode Island is suing manufacturers of lead paint for allegedly conspiring to market a dangerous product that poisons children, the first suit by a state over lead paint.

76.   Raquel Ceja said one of her children had become ill from eating lead paint, which center executive director Jim Mangia said also was a widespread problem.

77.   SMG has not determined whether all the seats contain lead paint and is making the offer to be on the safe side.

78.   The cases involve Superfund or other toxic-waste sites, plus class-action lawsuits from children and adults allegedly poisoned by lead paint.

79.   The EPA said all the lead paint debris removed from homes in Massachusetts would be put in lined landfills and not incinerated.

80.   The safety commission said that the greatest lead threat to children remains flaking lead paint in older buildings.