lead testing
Checking for contamination
Lead testing is the process of checking for the presence of lead in materials, environments, or living organisms.
Most commonly it refers to testing paint in older buildings, water supplies, or soil for lead contamination: The landlord is required to do lead testing before renting the apartment.
Blood lead testing screens for lead poisoning in children and adults exposed to lead sources.
- paintColored coating substance
- chipsThin fried slices
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- childrenYoung human beings
child safety · public health · hazard · poisoning · swab · contamination · soil · drinking water · water · pipes · home inspection · inspection · exposure · housing · safe housing · remediation · dust · abatement
- environmental scienceecology, air quality, ecosystem, water quality, ecosystems
- LeadPb, galena, leaded gasoline
- Environmental Healthair pollution, water pollution, toxic exposure, hazardous waste, emissions
- Product Safetyproduct recall, safety standards, warning labels, choking hazard, safety recalls
- Water Qualityclean water, pH, drinking water, safe water, turbidity
- soil testssoil sample, lab analysis, core sample, core sampling, carbon content