Page 5 - Lead Contamination News Today

Quincy's Department of Public Works said that higher-than-acceptable levels of lead were found in the water of three Quincy homes.

Advocates are pushing bills that would implement mandatory health protections against lead in drinking water at both schools and child care centers.

For students to learn in a safe, healthy environment, school administrators must deal with a myriad of potential environmental contaminants, from allergens to cockroaches.

Bangladesh stands as the fourth most impacted country by lead pollution in the world.

A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health has unveiled the staggering toll of lead exposure on the health and economy of India. The research, conducted by World Bank researchers, sheds new light on the devastating consequences of lead contamination, calling for immediate attention to this pervasive health threat.

AT&T's and Verizon's dividends appear sustainable even as worries about lead contamination costs weigh on shares. Shares of AT&T (T) and Verizon Communications (VZ) sport two of the highest dividend yields in the S&P 500, and that's making some equity income investors increasingly nervous. The reason being that the dividend yields on these telecommunications stocks are unusually elevated because their share prices are in the dumps.Recall that stock prices and divide...

Using bees as biomonitors can be a more sensitive and effective way of detecting contaminants than traditional sampling methods, new research shows.

EPA will be replacing the free bottled water supply for Jefferson County Homes with a filtration system to battle the 15-year lead contamination. Read more here.

The infrastructure issues at East Ramapo School District are being compared to environmental racism in Flint, Michigan.

The Environment Ohio Research & Policy Center has given Ohio an "F" rating for its lack of lead contamination policies for schools' drinking water.