Tests conducted by the Milwaukee Health Department at several schools identified lead dust and lead paint problems that exceed allowable standards.

The trouble with lead is that it is so useful. Although the least revered of the classical mretals, its physical, chemical and mechanical properties gave it virtues that the ancients appreciated.

Over the past few years, their research group has been investigating the potential use of pencil lead, one of the simplest ...

USC researchers traveled through neighborhoods devastated by the Eaton Fire to run lead tests on ash gathered from gutters ...

On January 5, 2025, the FDA proposed new guidelines that reduce the maximum allowable lead levels in a variety of baby foods. Under the updated regulations, the FDA has reduced the allowable lead ...

The regulations are the latest in a long series of actions to address the scourge of lead that began in the 1970s, when the material was linked to neurological damage and other health consequences ...

“With our new technology, we can make the hybrid perovskite materials intrinsically more stable. By replacing the toxic lead, these new materials are better for the environment, and can also be ...