Clark County Public Health Director Dr. Alan Melnick, pictured here in 2020, says lead is a “silent poison. Public Health’s hazard assessment program works in partnership with health providers to ...

TROY, N.Y. — In a press release, the City of Troy warned residents about the dangerous lead levels in the city, how to mitigate its effects and how to contact the city to report a lead pipe. Drinking ...

An Ohio community was uninformed for months that unsafe levels of lead had been found in the drinking water supply. Columbus City Utilities has said it does not anticipate finding many lead pipes ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Newly published changes to NSF/ANSI/CAN 61, the drinking water product standard required in the U.S. and Canada, further restrict the amount of lead that can leach from plumbing ...

If you received a vague, slightly scary letter about lead pipes from Dallas Water Utilities in the last few weeks, you aren’t alone. A spokesperson for the city told the Observer that, since Oct. 29, ...

Researchers have long warned about the harmful effects of lead in paint, pipes and other products. But another once-widespread source − leaded gasoline − might have harmed the mental health of a ...

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WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – Some homes in Riverview have elevated levels of lead in drinking water, according to city officials. The city said four of the 30 homes with lead service lines that were tested ...