While lead in paint was banned in 1978 and in plumbing in 1986, it can persist in older buildings. If you’re not sure whether your home contains this hazard, testing is simpler than you might think.

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Lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes severe health effects such as neurological damage, organ failure, and death. Widely used in products such as paint and gasoline until the late 1970s, lead ...

More than half a million Houston-area residents were due letters this month to warn them that their drinking water might be leaching lead from old service lines. An Environmental Protection Agency ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- No amount of lead is safe for a person to ingest, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There are more lead water pipes in Chicago than anywhere else in the ...

Chicago has more lead service lines than any other city in the United States. That concerning stat has inspired researchers at Northwestern University to help with a solution. They came up with an ...

If you eat from vintage, thrifted, or imported ceramic dishware, you may want to consider testing your ceramics for lead—or even getting a blood test. The New York City Health Department recently ...

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the city’s water supply. The city has the most lead service lines in the ...