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A new survey of lead pipes across the United States estimates that Florida has more than any other state.
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The bottom base of some Green Sprouts products can break off, exposing a solder dot that contains the toxic metal, a federal regulator said. No injuries have been reported from such incidents.
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Lead is regularly found in vintage items more than 40 years old, but also in many new, cheaply made dollar-store goods. Children are especially susceptible to lead-poisoning even at low levels.
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Health experts warn problems with these "underground poisonous straws" can strike suddenly, and states are getting cash to replace them. But no one knows how many lines exist or where they are.
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Elevated Lead Levels Were Found In Florida's Capitol. Will ‘Get The Lead Out’ Result In Legislation?A group of activists want no trace of lead in Florida’s drinking water – whether it be in schools or government buildings. The group found elevated lead...
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Common blood tests for lead can give falsely-low results in certain cases, according to a new warning from the Food and Drug Administration.
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Researchers following a group of New Zealanders over the course of 40 years found an association between childhood lead exposure and declines in intelligence and socioeconomic status later in life.
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A new report by the advocacy group Environment Florida argues that water in Florida’s schools and day cares may contain dangerous levels of lead, but that…