Details - Public Health Image Library(PHIL)

ID#:

11459

Caption:

When renovating a home, you should use a damp sponge, or cloth, to clean dust collected on a window sill, as the dust may contain asbestos, or lead-based paint. Home maintenance is an ongoing process for any homeowner, and here we see an African-American woman who’d preparing a window in her home for a general cleaning, and with her gloved hand, had begun to remove settled particulates using a damp sponge.