This evaluation examines the effectiveness of the Baltimore Community Lead Education and
Reduction Corps (CLEARCorps) program in reducing lead dust levels in low-income urban
housing in Baltimore, Maryland, through minor lead-reduction activities and tenant lead
pocsoning prevention education. Lead dust data collected before and after lead-reduction
activities show statistically significant mean declines for floors, window sills, and window wells.
Limited data using sign tests also show that follow-up lead dust levels collected 6 months after
the CLEARCorps intervention were significantly lower than preintervention lead levels. Al
though there are many important limitations of this analysis, the findings suggest that in-place
management may be an effective method in reducing childhood lead poisoning in high-risk areas.
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