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Lead contamination

11/06/2018 / By Ralph Flores

An Asian grass can be the key to removing lead from contaminated soil

Modern agricultural practices have left long-lasting environmental damage, but the latest trend in scientific research – which looks for natural ways of reversing this damage – is hopeful. Research from JECRC University in India is no exception, as they found a process which restores soil that has been polluted with lead. The study, published in the American […]

07/01/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Legal dispute More water woes in Michigan: High levels of lead found in drinking water wells near dump site – UPDATED

[UPDATE: The first draft of this story was based on information made available on February of this year. As such, it did not record any developments that have occurred since then. It has now been updated. Furthermore, the article incorrectly stated that the entire Algoma township was contaminated which was an error on the author’s […]

06/07/2018 / By Carol Anderson

U.S. environmental group calls for the avoidance of recycled-content building unless they are proven to be lead-free

It’s been years since the U.S. government banned the use of lead-based paints for buildings across the country. However, a non-government organization composed of experts in education, childcare, and children’s health called out a “significant regulatory gap” in the system. According to reports, there is an alarming issue in the building industry since builders and […]

05/19/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Northern Australia mining town demands the Health Department blood test its residents after water supply found contaminated with lead

The population of Borroloola, a remote mining town in central northern Australia, got the shock of their lives when they heard that their drinking water had higher amounts of lead than normal. In an ABC News report, the indigenous Garawa community is demanding blood testing for affected families from Australia’s Department of Health. Earlier in April […]

04/03/2018 / By Edsel Cook

More cases of lead poisoning in Michigan – this time in Grand Rapids

If you’re a resident of zip code 49507 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, chances are you’ve been exposed to high – or even dangerous – levels of lead. And unlike the ongoing crisis in Flint, the culprit is the paint on your windows, reported Wood TV. Lead exposure has plagued Grand Rapids for years. And nowhere […]

11/23/2017 / By David Armstrong

The Health Ranger asks: Why isn’t the FDA testing foods for heavy metals and publishing the results?

As he was finalizing the expansion of his new food science laboratory recently, Natural News founder/editor Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, increasingly wondered, “Hey, how come the FDA isn’t testing for heavy metals in foods and then telling the American people what they found?” It’s a legitimate question, Adams insisted in a recent podcast, and […]

08/25/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

New low-tech method developed for instantly testing tap water for toxic contaminants

People in the United States have been questioning the composition of their water, especially with the recent spate of contaminations of major water sources in the country. Researchers who presented their work on Tuesday, August 22 at the 254th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society said they are utilizing the “coffee-ring effect” […]

08/23/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Los Angeles homes, schools and workplaces still heavily contaminated with lead

Residents of southeast Los Angeles County in California recently discovered from media reports and public health experts that their homes, schools, and places of work may be contaminated with lead. This may be due to a former battery recycling plant in Vernon that had supposedly spewed toxic chemicals before it stopped its operations. The L.A. County […]

12/28/2016 / By Daniel Barker

New public health study discovers 3,000 US neighborhoods where children are suffering from lead poisoning

For most of us, the term “lead poisoning” immediately conjures up mental images of Flint, Michigan, where thousands of residents were exposed to unsafe levels of lead in their drinking water after the city switched water supplies in 2014. But Flint is far from being the only location in the U.S. threatened by lead contamination […]

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