by Joe Levitch | Mar 29, 2025 | Advice, Healthy Homes, Lead Detection, Lead Dust, Lead Testing
For years, I have been working under the assumption that a CLPPP was a program that could help prevent lead poisoning of children, as Ben Franklin said. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Ben also coincidently discovered the health risks...
by Joe Levitch | Mar 14, 2025 | Lead Detection, Lead Dust, Lead Testing
Anthony Weaver is a Lead Risk Assessor in Toledo, Ohio. The city of Toledo created its own Lead Rules in 2016. He is very connected to his community’s Public Health network. He has established himself as an expert, advocate, and educator for Childhood Lead...
by Joe Levitch | Mar 2, 2025 | Lead Detection, Lead Dust
As I write this blog, I am reminded about the dangers of not maintaining older buildings where children are present. Child occupied facilities by EPA definition are: A child-occupied facility is a building, or a portion of a building, constructed before 1978, visited...
by Joe Levitch | Feb 19, 2025 | Healthy Homes, Lead Detection, Lead Dust
The EPA recently tightened dust rules in one area of the Federal Lead World. The rule does not affect projects that are not federally funded. The EPA is aware of our product and could incorporate it into the RRP and the Federal World of Lead any day, but it...
by Joe Levitch | Feb 5, 2025 | Healthy Homes, Lead Detection, Lead Dust
Lead Locators proudly displayed the Lumetallix instant lead test kit at the West Coast Lead and Healthy Housing Conference in Downey, California. 180 professionals gathered to discuss and hear the latest in healthy housing and where California goes with its lead...
