Toxic Lead Found in Accessories at Major Retailers Ross Stores and Burlington are among a selection of retailers who are listed as having sold items containing elevated levels of lead. On Tuesday, nonprofit watchdog the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) published...
Childhood lead poisoning is 100% preventable. The key is to keep children from coming into contact with lead. Learn how to prevent children’s exposure to lead. Exposure to lead can seriously harm a child’s health, including damage to the brain and nervous system,...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention closed several buildings it leases in Atlanta because Legionella bacteria have been found in their water systems, the organization said Sunday. No one has reported feeling ill to date, the CDC said. The...
Commercial buildings shuttered for weeks to stem the spread of the coronavirus could fuel another grisly lung infection: Legionnaires’ disease. Public health experts urged landlords across the globe to carefully re-open buildings to prevent outbreaks of the...
Faced with an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that has sickened 124 people and caused one death, North Carolina health officials say they’ve traced the source to a fair that was held last month. In particular, they say, people were more likely to develop...
Schools in multiple states are tearing out water fountains and old faucets after finding elevated levels of lead in their drinking water. Indiana tested 915 schools in recent months and found that 61% had one or more fixtures with elevated lead levels. Schools in...
