Lead paint was banned for residential use in 1978, but homes built before 1978 can contain lead paint. The paint can chip or create dust, which is dangerous to ingest.

While the LIA may have been wrong on the science, it was right about one thing: lead pipes can last for many decades, which is why we’re still dealing, nearly a century after their danger first ...

Stephen Mihm, a professor of history at the University of Georgia, is coauthor of “Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance.” Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency ...

Some Massachusetts residents received drinking water notices in recent weeks alerting them that the water pipes servicing their homes may contain lead. Local officials say they’re not looking to cause ...

Lead in drinking water can be reduced by: Running the tap water for a while if it has not been used for several hours to help flush out any lead that may have accumulated in stagnant water.

Water coming straight from the treatment plant does not contain lead but can pick up the contaminant when passing through lead pipes. The new regulations lowered the "lead actions level" requiring ...

“Drinking water does not contain lead when it leaves the treatment plant, but lead can leach into water from pipes containing lead.” Metro Water Services The trick is to reduce the likelihood ...

In the U.S., the use of lead pipes for new drinking water service systems was outlawed in 1986. However, the EPA estimates there are about 9.2 million lead service lines remaining in the U.S.

About 3,300 customers have service lines that contain galvanized steel formerly downstream of a lead service and another 17,000 customers whose water service lines are made from an unknown material.

2. Baby Food One might think that a product advertised for infants and young children would be safe to eat. Alas, it's shocking how much food marketed to kids contains lead. A 2019 study by ...

Surprisingly, organic products were found to contain higher levels of lead and cadmium compared to nonorganic items. None of the products surpassed the maximum for arsenic. The findings suggest ...

The Serenity Kids puffs contain cassava, which Consumer Reports said has been shown through tests to contain high levels of lead. Similarly, other root vegetables like sweet potatoes, carrots and ...