ASHEVILLE - After officials announced on Nov. 14 that lead had been found in water at several Asheville schools, the spokesperson for the city’s water system said new testing has found no lead ...

Non-government organization EcoWaste Coalition issued a warning on Sunday about the potential health risks of lead exposure ...

The pencil “lead” is actually a mixture of graphite and clay. More clay in the mixture makes the lead harder. A harder lead has a higher number. Pencils are numbered from 1-3 but most people use a ...

The 1998 EU Drinking Water Directive introduces a maximum allowable lead concentration of 25 ?g/l from the end of 2003, reducing to 10 ?g/l at the end of 2013. The 25 ?g/l standard will be difficult ...

The recent lead contamination problem in Flint, Mich., was not the first time there has been a severe public health issue caused by a tainted water supply. As recently as February 2016, officials in ...