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Posted on August 27, 2020 In Heavy Metals in the News

According to UNICEF in a new report from July 2020, “1 in 3 children – up to 800 million globally – have blood lead levels […]

Posted on February 13, 2020 In Heavy Metals and Health, Heavy Metals in the News, Shooting

A shooting range in Orlando has paid $8,551 in OSHA fines for safety violations having to do with lead.  This was actually a settlement of […]

Posted on October 11, 2019 In Heavy Metals and Health, Heavy Metals in the News

Another new law in regards to heavy metals & safety has been introduced to California.  Assembly Bill 35 ensures that workers who are exposed to […]

Posted on October 4, 2019 In Heavy Metals and Health, Heavy Metals in the News

California now has the strictest limits in the U.S. on the amount of lead & cadmium allowed in jewelry sold in the state.  Bipartisan legislation […]

Nonprofit publication Capital & Main has reported that a building which housed a shooting range, as well as a children’s’ gymnastics center has closed due […]

Posted on August 16, 2019 In Heavy Metals and Health, Heavy Metals in the News

Earlier this summer, police in Paris reported high levels of lead on the roads and gardens in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral which was […]

UK fashion retailer River Island has issued a recall on five items due to heavy metal contamination.  These products contain traces of cadmium and lead […]

The statewide ban on lead ammo for hunting goes into effect this coming Monday, July 1st, 2019.  According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the […]

    The New Zealand Medical Journal recently published the letter “Firearms and lead” from researchers stating more awareness is needed in regards to the […]

Posted on June 14, 2019 In Heavy Metals in the News

According to new research by University of Guelph physicist Daniel Siegel, approximately 80% of the heavy metals in the universe were likely created in “collapsars”, […]