There are a total of 9.2 million lead pipes across the country, with an estimated 1.16 million of them located in Florida, according to a recent report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Metals could make their way into tampons a number of ways: The cotton material could have absorbed the metals from water, air, soil, through a nearby contaminant (for example, if a cotton field was ...

Lead shouldn’t be in your food, right? Exposure to the substance has been linked to a wide range of health impacts, including developmental problems, nervous system damage and hearing problems in ...

With Halloween bounties now collected and as end-of-year holidays that brim with tempting treats approach, you may once again be wondering about the dangers of indulging. Among the most alarming ...

LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Lead and zinc may be geological sister metals but their market fortunes have been very different in recent months. London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month zinc rallied to a ...

Good news for tea lovers: That daily brew might be purifying the water, too. In a new study, Northwestern University researchers demonstrated that brewing tea naturally adsorbs heavy metals like lead ...

Lead prices were volatile in 2025 amid investor uncertainty and factors like tariff threats. The base metal is primarily ...

About half of all people on Earth menstruate at some point in their lives, and many of them manage their monthly periods with tampons. Yet new research suggests some worrying compounds are likely ...

Over 100 million cisgender women in over 120 countries use tampons during their menstrual cycle. Most tampons are made from cotton and/or rayon, both of which are made from plants that may be exposed ...