Key Contacts and Additional Resources for Lead Information

Important DDOE Telephone Numbers

To report deteriorating paint conditions in a residential dwelling unit built before 1978, or in common areas of a multifamily property built before 1978, or in a child-occupied facility like a daycare, built before 1978, please call (202) 535-1934.

For information about the District’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, which follows up on cases of children with blood lead levels above 5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood, please call (202) 654-6036.

For questions or information about the District’s Accreditation, Certification and Permitting Program, please call (202) 478-2441.

More Information About Lead

Lead and health:

• Toxic Substance Portal, Lead (ATSDR)
• Water filters (NSF International)
• The District and water (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Toys (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Other children's products (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Lead poisoning prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

General information on lead:

• United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Lead in the workplace:

• Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, NIOSH)