The Monroe County Department of Public Health recently released the numbers on child lead exposure testing. In 2024, 13,582 ...

The Monroe County Department of Public Health has released its childhood lead testing and exposure data from 2024. The health ...

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is Oct. 19-25 and shines a spotlight on the dangers of lead exposure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about half a million children ...

Health ministry responds to FT series that shows toxic metal still present in homes, soil, drinking water and food ...

These communities often show up repeatedly in the annual reports where children are most at-risk for lead poisoning due in part to a glut of older homes. New Jersey banned lead paint in 1972, six ...

Records uncovered by the I-Team show the Township of Irvington failed to spend $2 million dollars intended to address lead hazards in low-income homes, even though the town has one of New Jersey’s ...

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Public Health continues to add new zip codes to the list of areas deemed “high risk” for lead poisoning. There are impacted zip codes in all 15 ...

An international study claims lead was a problem for our ancestors and Homo sapiens might have had a genetic edge over other ...

Monroe County has released data from its 2024 childhood lead testing report, showing an increase in children with elevated ...