A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately low results. It's the latest in a ...

YONKERS, NY — Consumer Reports’ tests of 18 lead and radon test kits for the September issue confirmed that some are a good first step, but testers also found confusing instructions, challenging ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — It seemed like a simple task: Make a few calls and figure out whether the tap water in my 136-year-old row house near the nation’s capital is contaminated with lead. More than a ...

When reports of contaminated drinking water emerge — especially when it’s close to home, like lead being detected at UNC-Chapel Hill — it can be concerning. You may worry about the water in your own ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- All week 13 ON YOUR SIDE is focusing on the lead problem in West Michigan homes. So what if you live in an old home, and have no idea if there is lead paint inside? There are a ...

Consumer Reports tested five home lead-test kits. Get their results. Sales of do-it-yourself lead-test kits are up this season. Dozens of toys contaminated with lead have been recalled over the past ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Concerns over high lead levels in the water and the ongoing health crisis in Flint, Michigan has some homeowners in the Bay Area concerned about the water in their own homes. 7 ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. Lead testing at Miramonte Elementary in Los Angeles Unified last January found six water outlets over the state and federal limit for ...

There's a chance that tests given to millions of kids since 2014 to detect lead poisoning didn't work properly, delivering falsely low results to an unknown number of American families. As many as 7 ...

A new study led by Duke University found that elevated levels of lead can lead to lower test scores among Black students. The findings, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...