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SANTA CRUZ, CA–A technique that detects the "fingerprints" of various lead sources may help target the causes of childhood lead poisoning, according to scientists at the University of California, ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its blood lead reference value – the level at which children ages 1-5 are considered to have high exposure to lead. Since 2012, this ...

The Superfund program of the US Environmental Protection Agency was created in the 1980s to address human-health and environmental risks posed by abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste sites. This ...