Lead in Paint: Protecting Do-It-Yourselfers
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Lead in Paint: We Are Concerned About the EPA-Lowe’s Settlement
Increasing corporate transparency and accountability would turn a negative into a positive. Will it be done?
Lead in Spices: States Need to Empower Consumers Through Transparency Laws
Spices are a source of exposure to arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury that needs to be addressed by states through testing and disclosure.
Lead in Dust, Soil, and Paint: Trump Administration’s Alarming Rollbacks
The big concerns: White House floats funding cuts for lead programs; EPA weakens lead-soil rules; and HUD creates barriers to grant education access.
Lead in Water: EPA Defends LCRI and Issues Important LSL Information
EPA sends mixed signals. It is too soon to tell what that means.
Good News from New Jersey for Trenton’s Historic Potteries Cleanup, Drinking Water
Federal and state efforts on lead are a promising sign.
Perovskite Test Kits Detect Lead at Lower Levels and Costs: Potential Game-Changer
We see tremendous, perhaps game-changing, potential from perovskite test kits as a screening tool in a wide range of personal and professional uses.
Collaborating with Community-based Organizations: Models from Lead-Free New Jersey
Hear from four leaders in New Jersey about the benefits and challenges of engaging CBOs and how to find and support them.
Lead-Sheathed Telecom Cables: NIOSH Finds Significant Risks to Workers in Manholes
Beyond telecom workers, NIOSH’s report raises significant issues for anyone living, playing or learning around the thousands of miles of lead-sheathed telecom cables that are hanging between telephone poles, often no longer in active use.
Lead in Water: CPSC Warns About High-Lead Faucets Available on Amazon
“Lead-free” is a misnomer for plumbing devices. Lead is still commonly found in brass and bronze, often because it is an intentional addition to make the alloy more machinable.