Full disclosure: I sell Lumetallix, so I have a stake in this comparison. I’ve tried to be fair to every tool here. Lumetallix Instant Lead Test is an amazing tool, like many others in the wide spectrum of tools used to find dangerous lead. In a recent interview on a...
Limbo is a good measure of flexibility and is used throughout the Caribbean. The more practiced you are, the better you can bend beneath the bar. The one who goes lowest wins. In the lead and healthy housing world, we say the goal is "no lead." But can we get there in...
In a recent conversation with a curious prospect about Lumetallix and the benefits of instant identification of lead hazards, I mentioned that we need to "get the green light" to move forward on a path toward EPA recognition and gain the industry traction we deserve....
As a contractor, I know that no testing is necessary in pre-1978 homes. Who cares? The EPA says that all homes built before 1978 were painted with lead-based paint. You don't need to test unless you want to exclude painted materials that don't contain lead. (A...
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 layman's...
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...