Every Chicago ZIP code appears on an Illinois Department of Public Health list requiring that children be tested for lead ...

"The older the home is, the more likely it is to have lead-based paint," says Marc Edmonds, a branch supervisor in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution ...

There are no safe levels of lead in the body, yet the metal is a persistent toxin we live with today. In Oakland, California, roughly 80,000 rental homes likely contain old lead-based paint, and an ...

The EPA estimates the new rule will reduce the lead exposures of up to 1.2 million people per year, including 178,000 to 326,000 children under age 6.

Here’s what else experts want to see The EPA estimates the new rule will reduce the lead exposures of up to 1.2 million people per year, including 178,000 to 326,000 children under age 6.

The EPA estimates, however, that as many as 31 million housing units − single-family homes and multi-unit apartments -- still contain some level of lead paint, including 3.8 million homes with ...

The EPA estimates that the new rule will limit exposure to lead for nearly 1.2 million people every year, including 178,000 to 326,000 children under the age of 6. Banned for 46 years, but still a ...

Health Nation EPA imposes stricter standards to protect children from exposure to lead paint Oct. 24, 2024 at 2:04 am Updated Oct. 24, 2024 at 2:33 pm By MATTHEW DALY ...

The EPA estimates the new rule will reduce the lead exposures of up to 1.2 million people per year, including 178,000 to 326,000 children under age 6.

Lead dust can be created when lead paint crumbles or is disturbed. The EPA estimated that the rule will reduce lead exposure for up to 1.2 million people every year, including up to 326,000 ...