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#AskTamara: Where can I test for Lead using a LeadCheck Swab or other reactive agent home test?
Published: November 10, 2017
Q. (From Mama R, via Facebook):
"I'm going to purchase a lead test kit on the weekend. Where do I test? I live in an old building (triplex). I'm not sure how old. We have lived here for two years. The apartment was painted before we moved in. My husband said it's ...
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Which foods have lower Lead levels? Tamara’s food list (including foods we try to avoid at all costs)!
For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). ...
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Q: I found lead-paint in my home. Now what?
Christine posted on Facebook (6/23/2014):
"What do you do once you find lead paint?? I tested last night and found some deteriorating on the front door jamb and I'm so worried about my 2 year old and 3 month old! I can't afford to hire a contractor. Would painting over it be ...
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