Which scenario represents a lead hazard?

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Lead hazards come from conditions that can release lead dust or lead into water, especially deteriorated paint on surfaces that children can touch or put in their mouths. The scenario with deteriorated lead-based paint on a window sill with accessible flaking is a classic hazard because the flaking paint can produce lead-containing dust and chips that children may ingest or inhale. Using a non-leaded primer on new wood involves no lead and thus poses no lead exposure risk. If lead paint is newly applied but kept in a sealed area, exposure is minimized while the surface remains intact, though the hazard could emerge if the area is disturbed or the paint deteriorates. Replacing lead plumbing removes a potential exposure source rather than creating one. So the deteriorated lead-based paint on a window sill with flaking best represents a lead hazard.