After 5-month Delay, NYC Health Department Adopts new Federal Rules on Childhood Lead Exposure
By Christopher Werth, Gothamist A prick of the fingertip is a rite of passage for most New York children. During their first six years of life, state law mandates that their blood must be regularly screened for lead exposure. Widely used in paint, plumbing and gasoline in centuries past, lead is a neurotoxin that can […]