Lead, a hidden hazard, still lurks throughout Pittsburgh

When Kristen Heibert became pregnant last year, she and partner Derek Martin knew they needed to rid their 106-year-old house in Beechview of the lead likely lurking in the paint.

“I was worried about the baby,” Heibert, 34, said recently.

Heibert recalled a relative had used the Allegheny Lead-Safe Homes Program. The county-run initiative allows qualifying homeowners and renters to have their homes inspected and cleared of lead for free…

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