Enlarge this image New guidance calls for lower lead levels in food for babies and children under 2. Lead exposure can be…
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Whether from an antique shop or discount store, toxic lead items are easy to buy
by Samantha Horton August 1, 2022Enlarge this image Vintage and new items from discount stores may contain lead and can be especially dangerous for children, who often…
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‘Time bomb’ lead pipes will be removed. But first water utilities have to find them
by Allison Kite July 20, 2022Enlarge this image An image provided by the Environmental Protection Agency shows examples of a lead pipe, left, a corroded steel pipe,…
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Pediatrician Who Exposed Flint Water Crisis Shares Her ‘Story Of Resistance’
by Terry Gross June 25, 2018Enlarge this image In 2014, Flint, Mich., changed its water source from the Great Lakes to the nearby Flint River. Tests later…
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Lethal Pneumonia Outbreak Caused By Low Chlorine In Flint Water
by Rebecca Hersher February 5, 2018Enlarge this image Scientists say low chlorine levels in Flint’s water system during the city’s water crisis in 2014 and 2015 led…
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A federal court is ordering the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to propose a new rule on hazardous lead levels in paint…
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Enlarge this image The FDA says blood lead tests manufactured by Magellan Diagnostics can give falsely-low results if they are used with…
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Enlarge this image Firearms using lead ammunition spray lead dust out of the muzzle and ejection port when fired. Herra Kuulapaa Precires/Science…
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