Federal Government Resources
Links to federal government agency and organization websites.
Lead Poisoning Prevention
Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology & Surveillance
Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology & Surveillance
Objective is to build state capacity to initiate, expand, or improve adult blood lead surveillance programs which can accurately measure trends in adult blood lead levels and which can effectively intervene to prevent lead over-exposures. |
Blood Lead Reference Value
Blood Lead Reference Value
The most important step parents, doctors, and others can take is to prevent lead exposure before it occurs. |
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Childhood lead poisoning is preventable. Before some uses of lead were restricted, approximately 88% of preschool children in the United States had lead levels high enough to cause serious health effects. |
Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website
Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website
Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website |
FDA Recall due to Elevated Lead in Spices
FDA Recall due to Elevated Lead in Spices
This page provides information about a FDA recall due to elevated lead in spices. |
FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals, and Safety Alerts
FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals, and Safety Alerts
FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals, and Safety Alerts |
Lead Abatement vs Lead RRP
Lead Abatement vs Lead RRP
Abatement is a specialized activity designed to address lead in the home. RRP activities (including most home contracting work) disturb paint as a consequence of the activity, but they are often undertaken for reasons unrelated to lead issues. |
Lead Exposure in Pregnant and Lactating Women
Lead Exposure in Pregnant and Lactating Women
Lead Exposure in Pregnant and Lactating Women |
Lead in Drinking Water
Lead in Drinking Water
Lead in Tap Water - Different name |
Lead in Tap Water
Lead in Tap Water
A list of frequently asked questions about lead in tap water. |
Lead Information Resource Center
Lead Information Resource Center
Today at least 4 million households have children living in them that are being exposed to high levels of lead. |
Lead Poisoning is Preventable
Lead Poisoning is Preventable
Environmental Protection Agency website about lead safety. |
Lead Renovation Repair and Painting Rule
Lead Renovation Repair and Painting Rule
Requires the use of lead-safe work practices to ensure that common renovation activities like sanding, cutting and demolition, which can create hazardous lead dust, are conducted properly by trained and certified contractors or individuals. |
Lead Safety in the Workplace
Lead Safety in the Workplace
Many worry about lead in their homes or in the environment, but for some, the workplace may offer the greatest potential for exposure. |
Lead Tips for Pregnant Women
Lead Tips for Pregnant Women
Lead poisoning is caused by breathing or swallowing lead. Lead can pass from a mother to her unborn baby. |
Leadcare Test Kit Controls Out Of Range Low Coor Lo Recall
Leadcare Test Kit Controls Out Of Range Low Coor Lo Recall
Leadcare Test Kit Controls Out Of Range Low Coor Lo Recall |
LeadCare Testing Systems - Magellan Diagnostics
LeadCare Testing Systems - Magellan Diagnostics
This page on the Federal Drug Administration website explains how based on data provided by Becton Dickinson & Company, the FDA has concluded that one of the contributing factors to the inaccurate LeadCare test results is the chemical composition of the rubber stoppers of certain blood collection tubes. |
LeadCare Testing – FDA Safety Communication Warning
LeadCare Testing – FDA Safety Communication Warning
This page on the Federal Drug Administration website contains information warning against using Magellan Diagnostics LeadCare Testing Systems with blood obtained from a vein. |
Locate Certified Renovation and Lead Dust Sampling Technician Firms
Locate Certified Renovation and Lead Dust Sampling Technician Firms
This locator identifies lead renovation, repair and painting (RRP) firms which have been certified by the EPA. |
Magellan Diagnostics Recalls Leadcare II Leadcare Plus and Leadcare Ultra Blood Lead Tests Due Risk
Magellan Diagnostics Recalls Leadcare II Leadcare Plus and Leadcare Ultra Blood Lead Tests Due Risk
Magellan Diagnostics Recalls Leadcare II Leadcare Plus and Leadcare Ultra Blood Lead Tests Due Risk |
Preventing Occupational Exposures to Lead and Noise at Indoor Firing Ranges
Preventing Occupational Exposures to Lead and Noise at Indoor Firing Ranges
Employers and firing range operators should take steps to protect their workers and shooters from exposure to hazardous lead concentrations and noise levels at indoor firing ranges. |