Westchester Home Inspection and Environmental Testing Services
Serving Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, and Dutchess County
and South West Connecticut
Check Mark Services LLC
Home Inspection and Environmental Testing
Infrared Thermal Imaging Services
Westchester County, NY
ph: 914-646-7141
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Lead has long been recognized as a harmful environmental pollutant. In late 1991, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services called lead the "number one environmental threat to the health of children in the United States." There are many ways in which humans are exposed to lead: through air, drinking water, food, contaminated soil, deteriorating paint, and dust. Airborne lead enters the body when an individual breathes or swallows lead particles or dust once it has settled. Before it was known how harmful lead could be, it was used in paint, gasoline, water pipes, and many other products.
Angie's List, one of the INTERNET's most trusted sites, has published an excellent guide to Lead in the home and how it affects our children. Click here to read this newsletter.
For additional information about dealing with lead paint Click here for a HUD Guide
LEAD IN DRINKING WATER
Most well and city water does not usually contain lead. Water usually picks up lead inside the home from household plumbing that is made with lead materials. The only way to know if there is lead in drinking water is to have it tested.
Click here for EPA Lead information
TESTING FOR LEAD
Your Check Mark Service Professional can spot test many items for lead contamination.
Materials such as water, soil, dust, and paint chips can also be collected and sent to the laboratory for testing.
Check Mark Services LLC
Home Inspection and Environmental Testing
Infrared Thermal Imaging Services
Westchester County, NY
ph: 914-646-7141
info