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3.3.9 Question 9What methods have you used to deal with <strong>the</strong> presence of lead based paintson historic steel truss bridges:______Remove old lead paint (with appropriate disposal techniques) and repaintbridge______Apply sealer to encapsulate lead based paint______O<strong>the</strong>r (please explain)30Number of Responses2520151050Remove&RepaintApplySealerLead Paint SolutionsO<strong>the</strong>rFigure 3.9: Response to Question 9Lead paints are often a problem for older metal bridges. Figure 3.9 showsthat <strong>the</strong> most common solution involves removing <strong>the</strong> existing paint andrepainting <strong>the</strong> structure. The responders who indicated “O<strong>the</strong>r” includedcomments concerning <strong>the</strong> first two options and o<strong>the</strong>r suggestions such as spotpainting.3.4 FOLLOW-UPAfter <strong>the</strong> results of <strong>the</strong> survey were compiled some of <strong>the</strong> responders, whoindicated <strong>the</strong> use of new railing techniques in <strong>the</strong>ir survey response, were13

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