**IMPORTANT NOTICE: Unfortunately the Clean Water Lead Testing non-profit service has been discontinued, due to loss of our laboratory space at the Univ. of North Carolina Asheville. We regret that will be unable to send out kits or analyze samples. This site is being maintained temporarily to provide public information about lead and arsenic hazards and how to prevent exposure.

TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE PLACE TO TEST YOUR WATER:

If your tap water is from a Public Water Supply, go to the Environmental Protection Agency's list of state contacts for certified drinking water laboratories in each state by clicking HERE. Then call your state contact and request a list of labs.

If you use water from a private groundwater well, check first with your county Health Department. In many cases, they can help you get discount testing for lead or other contaminants that occur in your area, by sending your sample to a state laboratory or a certified contract lab. If they can't help you, find a certified drinking water lab as above.

We invite you to browse around to learn more about who we are, where lead can be found in your environment and what you can do about it. We offer resources with more information about lead poisoning, and solutions you can use right now to help prevent the adverse health effects of lead from threatening your family.

U. S. Centers for Disease Control Offers a New Archive of Lead Recalls! http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/Recalls/default.htm

Consumer Product Safety Commission Policy on Lead in Children's Jewelry

"While deteriorating lead paint in homes is the leading cause of lead poisoning in children, lead exposures from other sources add to the overall risk. To prevent young children from exceeding the 10 ug/dl blood lead level, CPSC seeks to limit exposure to lead from all consumer products, including children’s metal jewelry."