Paint chip from this San Francisco fire hydrant came in at GREATER THAN 55,000 ppm Lead.

Originally published in 2014

Thank you to Jessica Mendels for the AWESOME picture from San Francisco!

FYI- Paint Chip from this fire hydrant was tested and came in at GREATER THAN 55,000 ppm lead. Paint is considered HIGH LEAD PAINT and VERY DANGEROUS at 5,000 ppm lead.