Parents, educators, providers, nurses, environmental and community advocates – open to all CHICAGO—The Lead Abatement Resource Center Foundation invites you to a free webinar on Don’t Be Mis-Lead: Pathways to Lead: Protect Your Children, Family and Community on October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM CT. The webinar is open to all – especially to parents, educators,… Read more »
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Illinois expands lead exposure risk areas, adds 148 new ZIP codes
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced [ July 3, 2024] Wednesday an expanded list of high-risk for lead exposure ZIP codes. [IL-DPH and WGN] IDPH is recommending increased mandatory testing for lead exposure of children who live within those areas. One hundred and forty-eight new zip codes, representing parts of 60 Illinois counties, have… Read more »
EPA seeking input on lead exposure from lead wheel weights
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking the public for information on the potential ways in which people might be exposed to lead through the use of wheel weights. Lead exposure can have devastating impacts to human health and can be especially harmful to developing children. [Green Car Congress] The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) requests information… Read more »
Latest CDC Recommendations Based on Blood Lead Level ≥3.5 μg/dL
Recommendations for Follow-up and Case Management of Children Based on Initial Screening Capillary and Confirmed Venous Blood Lead Levels https://bit.ly/3DiD5Xv
It’s here — #GivingTuesday!
Let’s fight to end childhood lead poisoning once and for all. Every child in Chicago deserves lead-free lawns, parks, and school grounds to play in. Together, we can make a difference! DONATE
In anticipation of GivingTuesday, we will be raising funds to help clean up lead-contaminated lawns, parks, and playgrounds for Chicago’s children in low income areas – who continue to be disproportionately affected by lead poisoning. Please join our campaign by clicking the HOME button below
2021.11.6 Follow us on Twitter !
We’re pleased to announce the launching of our new Twitter account. Please take a moment to follow us @LARCfoundation to get the latest daily updates about our initiatives to end childhood lead poisoning from exposure to contaminated soil. http://twitter.com@LARCfoundation
2021.11.5 EPA releases draft strategy to reduce lead exposures and disparities in U.S. communities
https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-10/public-comment-draft-epa-lead-strategy_oct-28_2021.pdf
2021.11.5 CDC Lowers Blood Lead Reference Value for Children
As further evidence that “no level of lead is safe,” the CDC lowered its blood lead reference value for children from 5 ug/dL to 3.5 ug/dL. See the full Oct. 28 CDC press release here: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p1028-blood-lead.html?utm_source=ACGIH&utm_campaign=c9d0006836-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_02_25_05_03_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e0322abe6a-c9d0006836-365446573
2018.06.18 Innovative Approach to Soil Decontamination
According to the New York Times Environmental Reporter Felicity Barringer, there is more lead contamination in America’s cities than any federal or state agency could ever afford to dig and and haul away. That’s why new, innovative strategies are being explored, including tilling fish bones into lead-contaminated soil, where they bind with the toxic metal… Read more »