Bought a 1920s home with lead a paint, had it professionally tested. Some rooms have high exposure 11-12 with XRF (obviously dangerous) while some areas have 0.2-0.5 positive levels but they say are safe even areas marked 0.9 +- 0.2. My wife thinks lead in the paint is still lead in the house and wants it all removed. Idk how to explain why the lower levels shouldn’t matter vs when the higher level are so toxic. While we don’t have kids now, she wants to get pregnant in about 6 months, so the lead exposure is weighing heavily on her thoughts and concerns right now.
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This does not directly answer your question but I feel it’s important to bring up. If you live in a house with lead paint, please consider the possibility that there may also be lead pipes servicing the house, either within the house, or leading from the street to the house. You can do a water lead test, and you can also check with your municipal water department.
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