Lead poisoning is a serious health hazard that can cause a range of health problems, especially in children. Our testing services can help you identify potential sources of lead exposure and take remedial action to protect your health and the health of others around you. ...
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Was your house or apartment built before 1978? If it was, there may be lead-based paint on the inside and out. That could pose a serious risk of lead poisoning, especially if you’re pregnant or have small children. Should you be concerned aboutlead paintin your home? Here are some qu...
These results demonstrate effects of lead at levels less than the US occupational blood lead exposure limits (40 µg/dL) and even less than the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention level of concern for preventing lead poisoning in children (10 µg/dL). Finally, the findings ...
An eye-opening 30-minute look at a period of massive lead poisoning in U.S. history that most simply don’t know about —whichstill pollutes us today. (PS. Great insight for your students.) 1. There’s a recall onDisney-themed baby and toddler clothing sportinglead-contaminated pain...
The code needed to produce the PlomBOX measurement platform has been deposited in the open source GitHub repositoryhttps://gitlab.com/plombox/open-science. References World Health Organisation. Lead poisoning and healthhttps://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/lead-poisoning-and-health...
The symptoms of lead poisoning may occur slowly or may be caused by other things, so it can be easily overlooked. Children A natural part of childhood development is being on the floor, outside in the dirt, touching and tasting just about anything they can get their hand on. This puts ...
A year after recalled applesauce pouches containing cinnamon left more than 500 kids with lead poisoning, new research is offering further cause for concern regarding the popular spice used in baked goods and frequently sprinkled on coffee and oatmeal. Consumer Reports found troubling levels of lead...
Lead poisoning, also called plumbism, is a recognized medical condition that is typically measured by increased blood lead levels (BLL), although lead accumulates throughout the body and especially in the bones. Everyone has been exposed to lead, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Cox’s answer: They had been poisoning themselves every time they indulged in their greatest culinary delight, a bat boiled in milk—eyeballs, wings, and all. That was 16 years ago. Since then, Cox has been trying to see if that insight could eventually lead to some kind of treatment ag...