by Joe Levitch | Oct 22, 2025 | Advice, Lead Testing
As if things weren’t complicated enough. There are several ways to measure the amount of lead, and it has been driving me crazy for a while. Not being a scientist myself, I felt compelled to dive into the answer to explain the situation we are up against in...
by Joe Levitch | Sep 19, 2025 | Environmental Awareness, Lead Detection
In a recent exposé on a Denver TV show, the Lumetallix lead testing product was pitted against an XRF gun to demonstrate that the XRF is a far superior tool for identifying lead hazards, essentially attempting to discredit our instant lead test by highlighting false...
by Joe Levitch | Sep 8, 2025 | Healthy Homes, Lead Detection, Lead Dust
There is a new mandate in many parts of the country that is being done in the name of healthy housing. Here is a list of some of them that are popping up all over. Part of it has to do with lead hazards found in homes, and that is where we come in. Other issues can be...
by Joe Levitch | Aug 13, 2025 | Lead Detection, Lead Dust, Lead Testing
I just read a fresh article written by a cadre of scientists in Chem Rxiv (an analytical Chemistry magazine) about using an XRF to do dust sampling screening in the field. They state, and I agree, that there has been a long-standing need to be able to do a quick lead...
by Joe Levitch | Aug 8, 2025 | Company News
I was able to visit with a great group of enthusiastic people in a wonderful setting. Ideas were shared on all sorts of topics related to lead and healthy housing. The overarching message was that we need to be scrappy and creative, finding funding for the important...
