YONKERS, NY — Consumer Reports’ tests of 18 lead and radon test kits for the September issue confirmed that some are a good first step, but testers also found confusing instructions, challenging ...

A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately low results. It's the latest in a ...

When left undisturbed, lead paint is mostly a dormant hazard, but during a remodel it can become a serious health issue. Any contractor dealing with it should know how to properly handle lead paint ...

Lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes severe health effects such as neurological damage, organ failure, and death. Widely used in products such as paint and gasoline until the late 1970s, lead ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — It seemed like a simple task: Make a few calls and figure out whether the tap water in my 136-year-old row house near the nation’s capital is contaminated with lead. More than a ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its blood lead reference value – the level at which children ages 1-5 are considered to have high exposure to lead. Since 2012, this ...

There's a chance that tests given to millions of kids since 2014 to detect lead poisoning didn't work properly, delivering falsely low results to an unknown number of American families. As many as 7 ...

What constitutes an elevated blood lead level in children? A draft report issued by an advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2012 recommended that the CDC's ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. Lead testing at Miramonte Elementary in Los Angeles Unified last January found six water outlets over the state and federal limit for ...

Twelve preschoolers sat cross-legged in a circle in Delaware Primary School’s Room 105 as their teacher passed around gingerbread to smell. In the corner of the room is a kid-sized sink and water ...

A new state law requires California schools to test water for lead by July 1, 2019. Action is required if test results are higher than 15 parts per billion. More than 3,700 schools* have already ...

PennEnvironment says school districts skip lead testing, don’t test all of their outlets and, in some cases, fail to report test results. File photo: Water fountains at a Philadelphia charter school ...