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If the lead concentration in your soil is over 100 ppm...*

1. Eliminate the source of lead in soil

   • Watch to make sure your children are not eating large quantities of soil

   • Don't let your children play in the soil (a sandbox or grassy area is much safer)

   • Cover your soil to minimize soil (lead) exposure (use wood chips, mulch, stone, turf, or concrete)

   • Wash anything that comes in contact with soil using soap and water

   • Take off your shoes before you enter the house

   • Wet mop the floor in your house

   • Use raised beds with new topsoil to grow produce

2. Eating habits

   • Eat iron and calcium-rich food (see Detox with Diet brochure)

3. Eliminate the source of lead in water

   • Let the water run for 30 seconds first thing in the morning to flush stagnant water that accumulates lead

   • Use cold water to prepare food (cold water has less lead than warm)

   • Contact the water utility to test for lead. If the results are high, consider using bottled water or an advanced water filter.

     1. • This is especially important for any child being formula-fed.

   • Boiling water does not remove lead!

*Please consider testing your child for lead poisoning. Testing is always free of charge at any destination.

The TCTT video was created for educational classes to raise public awareness about lead poisoning. To reinforce the message, the group developed the acronym TCTT:

• Test the soil

• Cover your soil

• Take off your shoes

• Test your child

This serves as an easy-to-remember guide for families and communities to implement lead safety practices.

Other Resources

Marion County Public Health Department: Mission Unleaded

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Actions to Reduce Potential Lead Exposure

Indiana Department of Health: Lead and Healthy Homes Division