Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Up to 86 percent of houses built before 1978 in the U.S. have at least some lead paint, according to the Environmental ...

If your home was built before 1978, it’s worth checking for lead paint before tackling DIY updates. Here’s how to identify it ...

Recent headlines about harmful levels of lead being discovered in everything from faucets to cookware, from cinnamon to protein powders, may feel a bit overwhelming. They may even tempt you to screen ...

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 ...

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It's more than likely a waste of time and money. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a report Monday that kits designed to test for high levels of lead in house paint are unreliable ...

New lead paint test results give city school officials a big problem to paint over. Lead paint peeled from the walls of more than 1,800 city elementary school classrooms last school year — more than ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ)-- The Maryland Department of the Environment is hoping to locate a lead paint test tool that contains radioactive material after the gauge disappeared from a work site in Baltimore. A ...