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Lead

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Lead is a heavy metal that is common in our everyday environment. Historically it has been used in paints, pipes (including connectors/fittings), and gasoline among other places. Today, most industrial uses are limited to lead-acid batteries, a growing market.

Lead is known toxin. There are no safe levels of lead for humans; any amount is a bad amount. Health effects range from mild health irritations and decreased fertility at low amounts, lower IQ and emotional/behavioral issues in milder amounts, and seizures, coma, and even death at higher amounts.

Projects

The Lead Data Initiative. A multi-stakeholder effort addressing environmental lead exposure and lead poisoning prevention.

Research Notes

Title Author Updated Likes Comments
Event Recap: Environmental Storytelling - Stories from the Field @fongvania almost 2 years ago 0
Monitoring High-Rise Construction on a State Remediation Site @marinaraHQ about 2 years ago 0
Water testing protocols for Sulfide Mining? @Greenhorns almost 3 years ago 1
Proposed Wolfden Mine at Pickett Mountain @Greenhorns almost 3 years ago 5
Friday April 23: Unhealthy Homes Lead Advocacy Panel @kgradow1 almost 3 years ago 1
Soil testing at a massive construction site in the Lower East Side @bhamster almost 3 years ago 1
Risks of PAH exposure from contaminated dust? @kgradow1 about 3 years ago 7
What tests are recommended to check for toxicity levels in the home? @lahoyaq8 almost 4 years ago 3
Article comparing the effectiveness of recently passed lead exposure reduction laws @liz over 4 years ago 1
Evaluating Low-cost Lead Screening Products @read_holman over 4 years ago 3
How to interpret soil test results @DanielleS almost 5 years ago 0
How to Test For Lead in your Environment @read_holman almost 5 years ago 3
Using the Wheestat in a real time device @klplum about 5 years ago 0
Soil Contaminant Testing @DanielleS about 5 years ago 10
Seeking GIS / Data folks: Help us create a nation Lead Exposure Risk map. @read_holman about 5 years ago 7
Partnering with a Local College for Environmental Testing @read_holman over 5 years ago 0
Chemical/Analytical Methods Used When Testing for Lead @read_holman almost 5 years ago 6
Treating policy as code @liz over 5 years ago 3
AIR-QUALITY & BALLOON LAUNCH: SUMMER 2019 QUEENSBRIDGE TECH LAB COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROJECT @SadiePrego over 5 years ago 5
Crowdsourcing lead testing in NYC parks and playgrounds @smmontgom over 5 years ago 5
Help us test public water fountains in NYC for lead!? @read_holman over 5 years ago 11
Designing a soil sampling tool kit for community science /environmental justice applications @jjcreedon almost 6 years ago 6

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