Clean Water Lead Testing, Inc. offers testing of paint, soil, dust, tap water, and ceramics. Samples you collect, using our kits, are tested by the Environmental Quality Institute at the University of North Carolina at Asheville . With your results, you receive an explanation of the significance of your lead levels and information about options for protecting your family if your tests indicate high lead levels. The Environmental Quality Institute is EPA-AIHA certified for the analysis of dust soil, and paint samples and EPA certified for drinking water. Each time you turn the water on for drinking or cooking, let it run for at least 15 seconds before using it.
Water sitting in pipes for several hours has a greater chance of picking up lead contamination.
Never use hot water for drinking, cooking, or especially for making baby formula. Heat increases the leaching of lead into water. Damp-mop or wipe any windowsills, floors, or other areas where paint that may contain lead is peeling or flaking. Don't let your children play in untested suspect areas. Don't store liquids in ceramic or leaded glass containers or crystal, especially in handmade containers that may contain lead.