How To

Start here. What the tool is, what the glow means, and the only numbers that matter.

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What Is Fluoro-Spec?

The 60-second version. What the test is and what the green glow means.

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Fluoro-Spec, The Full Picture

The longer walkthrough if you want the whole story before you start.

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Parts Per Million, Explained

ppm, ppb, micrograms a day. The only numbers you actually need.

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Drip vs Spray

Which bottle, and when to reach for each one.

Screen the things that actually carry lead, like water, paint, dust and surfaces.

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What Should I Test First?

Overwhelmed? Start here. The highest-risk things in any home, in order.

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Testing Various Surfaces

What a real test looks like across dishes, paint, metal and more.

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Test Your Water Service Line

The scratch test that tells you if the pipe feeding your home is lead.

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Find And Prevent Lead Paint Dust

The invisible hazard. How to see it and how to stop it.

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Test All The Layers Of Paint

Why one swab on the top coat is not enough.

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Test All The Layers, Hands On

The same idea, demonstrated on a real painted surface.

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Install The Spray Extending Ring

Eighteen seconds. Set the spray bottle up for area coverage.

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Take A Soil Sample

Filming now. The right way to pull and read a yard sample.

Contain the area first, then stabilize or strip the paint and clean up safely.

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Protect An Area Before You Work

Containment first. Do this before you touch lead paint.

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Stabilize Deteriorated Lead Paint

Lock down failing paint so it stops shedding.

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Strip Lead Paint Off A Windowsill

The friction surface that makes the most dust, handled.

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What To Do If Your Tub Has Lead

The full walkthrough for a leaded bathtub.

A few kitchen moves that cut how much lead your body absorbs.

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Lower The Lead In Your Rice

Rinse, soak, cook it like pasta. A measurable drop in ppm.

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Use The Blood Lead Calculator

Turn a ppb number into micrograms a day.

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Add Your Own Foods

Put anything you eat through the same math.

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Read Your Results

What the numbers mean once you have them.