by Jocelyn Patrick | May 16, 2023 | Blog, News
Spring Cleaning and Lead in Your Environment Spring cleaning is an excellent opportunity to reduce lead exposure in your environment. Lead can accumulate in dust and soil and cause harm to both your health and the environment. Download and print our flyer with...
by Jocelyn Patrick | Jan 24, 2023 | Blog
How Lead in the Soil Affects the Food We Eat, Including One of Our Favorite Snacks By now, many have heard about the unhealthy levels of lead and cadmium in some dark chocolate. Dark chocolate is a favorite for many products used in cooking, baking, or just plain...
by Jocelyn Patrick | Sep 30, 2022 | Blog
Why Community Advocacy Matters The month of September brings us back to reality after a summer of sun, fun, and vacation. We hope that this month’s blog will turn your attention to community advocacy and the work of some of our wonderful Lead-Free New Jersey hub...
by Jocelyn Patrick | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog
To Protect Children from Lead Paint Exposure, We Need to Identify and Remove Lead Paint from Schools Why Are We STILL Talking About Lead Paint in Schools? On July 22, 2022, new lead laws came into effect in New Jersey covering lead paint testing for rental...
by Jocelyn Patrick | Jul 25, 2022 | Blog
The Start of the School Year Brings Joy For Some, but Risks for All As the summer begins to wind down, our thoughts shift from summer fun to preparing for the start of the school year. However, we should also be aware of the dangers of lead. “Back to School” also can...
