Consumer Reports found contaminants at potentially concerning levels in more than half of the products it tested.

Researchers at Northwestern University hope to recruit 116 households in Greater Englewood, a community "overburdened with ...

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 ...

ST. LOUIS — For years, testing of the tap water in an upscale Detroit suburb showed the city was in the clear. Then residents got a notice seemingly out of the blue: Their water could be contaminated ...

A parents’ advocacy group is giving mixed reviews to the latest developments in addressing the ongoing issue of lead contamination in Milwaukee Public Schools. On the plus side, Lead Safe Schools MKE ...

Childhood testing for lead poisoning fell steeply at the beginning of the pandemic, as many families deferred routine medical care and clinics sought to limit in-person visits. More than two years ...

UNDER BACK TO THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE FOR A TEST WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF OLDER HOMES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WITH OLDER PAINT. DOCTORS SAY KIDS IN THE GRANITE STATE NEED TO GET THEIR LEAD LEVELS CHECKED ONCE ...

The Milwaukee Health Department and the Milwaukee Public Schools will spend the next year testing district schoolchildren for ...

Milwaukee Public Schools expands its lead screening efforts for students after receiving a nearly $400,000 grant from the Center for Disease ...

This district is “providing bottled water to students in those places where a lot of taps are not usable for drinking,” an ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia is launching a voluntary program to help schools and child care centers detect potentially dangerous levels of lead in drinking water. As the effort gets underway, it’s ...