What Home Lead Test Kits Can Tell You and What They Can’t

Lead, LeadCheck, and Safe Home. Most DIY kits can detect high levels of lead, but miss lower levels that could still be ...
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Parents’ group supports new lead testing in Milwaukee schools, but says more should be done

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parents and residents concerned by news of possible lead exposure in Milwaukee Public Schools buildings gather outside of North ...
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Check that protein powder: Inside Consumer Reports' lead-testing efforts

Some brands of common household items — think protein powder, cinnamon and cassava — have concerning amounts of lead, recent Consumer Reports (CR) testing has found. Why it matters: CR's lead-testing ...
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Despite free testing, some schools have been slow to check for lead in their water

There's federal money for local schools to test their water for lead, which can be dangerous for kids. Many school systems opt not to test their faucets, even if it's free. The U.S. Environmental ...

What’s in dirt? UCLA scientists testing soil in fire zones for lead, offer inexpensive fixes

Dirt. It surrounds people’s homes. It’s in local parks, schoolyards and parkways abutting sidewalks. But it’s not something people paid much attention to. Until recently. Ever since the Palisades and ...
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Lead in the Water: More Than a Third of Test Kits Submitted in Decade Show Some Contamination

More than one-third of home test kits sent in for testing by residents to the city’s environmental agency over the past decade had some level of lead — results that reflect many New Yorkers’ continued ...