According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), acid rain is "any form of precipitation with acidic components, such as sulfuric or nitric acid that fall to the ground from the atmosphere in wet or dry forms." That includes rain and snow but also things like fog and even dust. Here are some considerations for Exterior Lead Paint Treatment Related to Acid Rain Deposition and Interior Lead Paint Treatment Related to Mold-Mildew Resistance.
Staying Healthy in October Get Educated. Get Empowered. Lead Week is October 20-26 Lead is a toxic metal that has been used in many products over time - including in spices, makeup, and
Staying Healthy in March Everyone Deserve a Healthy Home Having a healthy home is essential for supporting everyone's health and well-being. An unhealthy home can lead to numerous advers
Describes EPA’s achievements in reducing childhood lead exposures and emphasizes the need to continue actions to further reduce lead exposures, especially in those communities where exposures remain
Staying Healthy in February Healthy Home, Healthy You – Thrive Together The Alameda County Healthy Homes Department is dedicated to preventing lead poisoning and promoting home health
Healthy Home for the Holidays Healthy Home for the Holidays As the holiday season draws near, it presents an opportunity for us to pause and truly contemplate the abundance of blessings
Staying Healthy in June Everyone Deserve a Healthy Home Summer is here, and it's the perfect time to prioritize our health and well-being! As the temperatures rise, let's keep our bodies
Get Educated. Get Empowered. This Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, take action by getting educated. There's more to know about lead. Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 22–29. M
Staying Healthy in July Everyone Deserve a Healthy Home Summer is here, and it's the perfect time to prioritize our health and well-being! As the temperatures rise, let's keep our bodies
Staying Healthy in September Message from HHD Director Larry Brooks Greetings! I am so proud to share some of the good news regarding the work our dedicated staff is doing here. The depa
Staying Healthy in September Message from HHD Director Larry Brooks Greetings! I am so proud to share some of the good news regarding the work our dedicated staff is doing here. The depa
Staying Healthy in August We Are Here to Help The Healthy Homes Department takes a systems-level approach, considering the entire home environment and the comprehensive needs of a family
In a news report from CBS News in San Francisco, inspectors from Santa Clara County Health Department closed down two firms deemed to have dangerous lead levels at their premises. A gymnastic and an
For the 1st time in almost 20 years, the EPA issued more substantial lead clearance levels to protect American children from the dangers of lead. This final rule will lower the clearance levels for
ECOBOND® Paint: Welcome to this conversation about bioaccessibility and extractability of ECOBOND® LeadDefender® treated lead-based paint. We are joined by Dr. Nicholas Basta, profes
WHY JUST COVER UP THE LEAD ISSUE WHEN YOU CAN TREAT IT! THESE ARE THE FACTS: Covering up the problem still leaves the problem. ECOBOND® LeadDefender® is the ONLY paint product designed to seal &
ECOBOND® Paint is proud to announce their newest distributor, Construventas Group, based in Panama City, Panama. Construventas Group is a company recognized by the most important builders in the c
Plastic Free July can be an effective way to start your sustainable journey. Follow these four steps.
5.22 million gallons of sewer water overflows into Maryland's Broad Creek.
EPA alleged that Farfard Real Estate and Development Corporation did not follow its Clean Water Act permit in Ledgemere Country Residential Development, Maplebrooke Commons Condominiums and Lakeview E
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing changes related to utility coal as sites such as eliminating the tonnage limit, merging onsite and offsite coal ash definitions and increasing tra
The proposal would implement natural attenuation in a contaminated state superfund site that originates in Auburn, New York.
The agency is celebrating the 20th anniversary of an initiative encouraging the redevelopment of Superfund sites for sustainable and productive use.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources asked wastewater treatment systems to test for contaminants known as "forever" chemicals.
The project aims to reduce and treat runoff from a residential neighborhood that discharges to the St. Johns River in Palatka, Fla.
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will hear oral arguments on petitions for an adjudicatory hearing on Interim Storage Partners' license application for an interim faci
Kayla Lyon has been appointed director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, effective July 8. She will replace Bruce Trautman, who has served as the agency's acting director since May 2018, an
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