EPA LEAD INSPECTOR (RISK
ASSESSOR) REVIEW QUESTIONS
2026 EXAM QUESTIONS & DETAILED
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
What should this course teach a lead inspector to do? - Correct Answer ✔✔ To identify
the presence of lead in housing in order to protect children and focus specifically on the
presence of lead in paint, dust, soil, to conduct clearance and produce a written report.
What does LBP mean? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Lead-Based Paint
What is Title X? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Gov't focus on primary prevention of lead
poisoning through identifying and reducing lead HAZARDS.
As of March 2000, lead inspections in________________________________ and
________________________ must be performed by certified lead inspectors. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Target housing and Child-occupied facilities.
Give three reasons we find higher blood lead levels among lower income children? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Worse physical condition and older age of the house.
2. High lead levels in urban soil
3. Poor nutrition
Explain the CDC reference value? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 3.5μg/dL
Define lead based paint. - Correct Answer ✔✔ "Paint, varnish, shellac, or other coating
on surfaces that contain 1.0 mg/cm^2 or more of lead or 0.5% 5,000 ppm or more lead
by weight.."
Define lead based paint hazards and explain the definitions in Title X relating to these
hazards. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Any condition that causes exposure to lead
contaminated dust, soil, or paint that is deteriorated in accessible surfaces, friction or
impact surfaces.
*What is a lead based paint inspection? - Correct Answer ✔✔ a surface-by-surface
investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint.
Much of this course is based on the
_________________________________________________________ - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Guidelines for the evaluation and control of lead-based paint hazards in
housing (HUD and EPA)
, What is LBPPPA? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Lead-based paint poisoning prevention act
defined LBP as 0.06%
What does "Pb" mean? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Pb is the element for lead.
What is lead? - Correct Answer ✔✔ A heavy metal
How were lead compounds such as white lead and lead chromate commonly used? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Pigments in paint
List three main reasons lead was used in paint. - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Durable paint
2. Resistant to mold and mildew
3. Acts as a drying agent
Explain why lead was often used in high moisture areas. - Correct Answer ✔✔
Resistant toward moisture and mold/mildew
What limit was adopted in 1978 as part of the LBPPPA for lead in residential paint? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ 0.06% or 600ppm
What are the major sources of lead hazards for adults? for children? - Correct Answer
✔✔ Adults: at the workplace and poor hygiene/inhalation
Children: Surface dust and contaminated soil, hand to mouth activities.
Name four major sources for childhood lead poisoning. - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1.LBP in
housing
2.Surface dust (hand to mouth)
3.urban soil
4. drinking water
How do children usually ingest lead? - Correct Answer ✔✔ hand to mouth, chewing toys
etc.
What are some sources of contamination for lead in surface dust and soil? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Deteriorated LBP, factory emissions, brought in by pets
What is the primary source for lead in drinking water? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Corrosion
of lead-contaminating plumbing
What caused a decline in airborne lead in the last 20 years? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Ban
of leaded gasoline
List several other potential sources of lead exposure. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Battery
factories, Reloading, Wind blown dust, Mini-blinds, and ceramic tile.
ASSESSOR) REVIEW QUESTIONS
2026 EXAM QUESTIONS & DETAILED
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
What should this course teach a lead inspector to do? - Correct Answer ✔✔ To identify
the presence of lead in housing in order to protect children and focus specifically on the
presence of lead in paint, dust, soil, to conduct clearance and produce a written report.
What does LBP mean? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Lead-Based Paint
What is Title X? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Gov't focus on primary prevention of lead
poisoning through identifying and reducing lead HAZARDS.
As of March 2000, lead inspections in________________________________ and
________________________ must be performed by certified lead inspectors. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Target housing and Child-occupied facilities.
Give three reasons we find higher blood lead levels among lower income children? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Worse physical condition and older age of the house.
2. High lead levels in urban soil
3. Poor nutrition
Explain the CDC reference value? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 3.5μg/dL
Define lead based paint. - Correct Answer ✔✔ "Paint, varnish, shellac, or other coating
on surfaces that contain 1.0 mg/cm^2 or more of lead or 0.5% 5,000 ppm or more lead
by weight.."
Define lead based paint hazards and explain the definitions in Title X relating to these
hazards. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Any condition that causes exposure to lead
contaminated dust, soil, or paint that is deteriorated in accessible surfaces, friction or
impact surfaces.
*What is a lead based paint inspection? - Correct Answer ✔✔ a surface-by-surface
investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint.
Much of this course is based on the
_________________________________________________________ - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Guidelines for the evaluation and control of lead-based paint hazards in
housing (HUD and EPA)
, What is LBPPPA? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Lead-based paint poisoning prevention act
defined LBP as 0.06%
What does "Pb" mean? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Pb is the element for lead.
What is lead? - Correct Answer ✔✔ A heavy metal
How were lead compounds such as white lead and lead chromate commonly used? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Pigments in paint
List three main reasons lead was used in paint. - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Durable paint
2. Resistant to mold and mildew
3. Acts as a drying agent
Explain why lead was often used in high moisture areas. - Correct Answer ✔✔
Resistant toward moisture and mold/mildew
What limit was adopted in 1978 as part of the LBPPPA for lead in residential paint? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ 0.06% or 600ppm
What are the major sources of lead hazards for adults? for children? - Correct Answer
✔✔ Adults: at the workplace and poor hygiene/inhalation
Children: Surface dust and contaminated soil, hand to mouth activities.
Name four major sources for childhood lead poisoning. - Correct Answer ✔✔ 1.LBP in
housing
2.Surface dust (hand to mouth)
3.urban soil
4. drinking water
How do children usually ingest lead? - Correct Answer ✔✔ hand to mouth, chewing toys
etc.
What are some sources of contamination for lead in surface dust and soil? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Deteriorated LBP, factory emissions, brought in by pets
What is the primary source for lead in drinking water? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Corrosion
of lead-contaminating plumbing
What caused a decline in airborne lead in the last 20 years? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Ban
of leaded gasoline
List several other potential sources of lead exposure. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Battery
factories, Reloading, Wind blown dust, Mini-blinds, and ceramic tile.
