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When Denedra Levy rented a house on Rayner Street, the young mother didnt expect three of her seven children to test positive for elevated lead exposure.

Groups denounce sale of high-lead paint products; The Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (Idis) and the Ecowaste Coalition have expressed their dismay over the sale of spray paints containing high levels of lead in Davao City.

Lead is one of the most studied environmental toxins. We have to eliminate it from Delaware schools' drinking water.

Consumer Reports said 16 of the 48 chocolate products from various makers that its scientists tested contained potentially harmful levels of lead, cadmium or both.

New test results from Consumer Reports show high levels of cadmium and lead in some chocolates. Here's which chocolates are safer.

EcoWaste Coalition lauds DILG’s latest action to fight lead exposure THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is encouraging local government units (LGUs) across the country to participate in the observance of the UN-backed International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) on October 22 to 28.Through an Advisory signed by Undersecretary for Local Government Marlo L. Iringan and released on October 16, the DILG encouraged provincial governors, city and municipal mayors, Bar...

It would be a nightmare for any city: A massive wedge of saltwater creeping up the Mississippi River, contaminating drinking water at treatment plants one-by-one and threatening the health of hundreds of thousands of residents.

You might be living with lead exposure in your home and not know it. In Milwaukee alone, it is estimated there are thousands of homes that are affected – and the fix could cost billions.

City of Milwaukee's Lead Safe Program coordinated the home remodel

​​​​​​​Although lead exposure is dangerous to all age groups, it is considerably more harmful to children and the health effects are typically irreversible with a lifelong impact.