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 ...
"We hope that if we get enough people concerned, that again we can make some systemic change," Ignacy Nieweglowski said.
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 ...
Concerned there might be lead contamination in your home? A new initiative with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis may help you find out. The initiative, which launched this spring with ...
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 ...
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - Beginning in 2024, new Michigan law requires blood testing for young children to determine toxic lead exposure. Washtenaw County health officials want the public to know that ...
Lawmakers in both houses gave unanimous support for the bill ...
Syracuse, N.Y. — The number of Syracuse kids tested for lead poisoning has plunged 31% over the last five years, a decline that accelerated during last year’s Covid-19 shutdown. The steep decline in ...
LANSING, Mich. – New laws in Michigan mandate blood lead testing for children at 12 and 24 months, recorded on immunization records, to address lead poisoning. The testing aims to prevent and address ...