1 | P a g e NJ EPA LEAD INSPECTOR AND RISK ASSESSOR EXAMS WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED RATIONALES ANSWERS 2024 ALREADY GRADED A+ History of Lead Use Nearly all of the lead in the human environment results from human activities. Once lead is mined, processed, and introduced into the human environment it is a potential problem forever. No current technology will destroy it or make it permanently harmless. However, exposures to lead can be controlled. The occupational hazards of lead were first reported in 1713 by Bernardo Ramazzini, who described lead intoxication in potters working with lead glazes. In 1913, Dr. Alice Hamilton, an American occupations health doctor, wrote about painters and the hazards of their work. Why was lead used in paint? As a pigment, to add durability and corrosion control, and as a drying agent. Sources of environmental lead contamination The principal industrial use of lead is in the manufacture of electrical storage batteries. Other uses include the production of ammunition, various chemicals, and sinkers for fishing and etc. Lead exposure The major exposure to lead for most adults comes from the work place (inhalation). Surface dust and soil contamination with lead are the