How To
A flashlight is useless if you do not know where to point it. Here is exactly where to point it, and what to do when it lights up green.
Every Fluoro-Spec step, in short videos. Learn it, find it, deal with it, lower it.
Learn
Start here. What the tool is, what the glow means, and the only numbers that matter.
What Is Fluoro-Spec?
The 60-second version. What the test is and what the green glow means.
Fluoro-Spec, The Full Picture
The longer walkthrough if you want the whole story before you start.
Parts Per Million, Explained
ppm, ppb, micrograms a day. The only numbers you actually need.
Drip vs Spray
Which bottle, and when to reach for each one.
Examine
Find it. Screen the real risks: water, paint, dust, surfaces.
What Should I Test First?
Overwhelmed? Start here. The highest-risk things in any home, in order.
Testing Various Surfaces
What a real test looks like across dishes, paint, metal and more.
Test Your Water Service Line
The scratch test that tells you if the pipe feeding your home is lead.
Find And Prevent Lead Paint Dust
The invisible hazard. How to see it and how to stop it.
Test All The Layers Of Paint
Why one swab on the top coat is not enough.
Test All The Layers, Hands On
The same idea, demonstrated on a real painted surface.
Install The Spray Extending Ring
Eighteen seconds. Set the spray bottle up for area coverage.
Take A Soil Sample
Filming now. The right way to pull and read a yard sample.
Abate
Deal with it. Contain, stabilize, strip, and clean, safely.
Protect An Area Before You Work
Containment first. Do this before you touch lead paint.
Stabilize Deteriorated Lead Paint
Lock down failing paint so it stops shedding.
Strip Lead Paint Off A Windowsill
The friction surface that makes the most dust, handled.
What To Do If Your Tub Has Lead
The full walkthrough for a leaded bathtub.
Diet
Lower the dose. Simple kitchen moves that cut what gets absorbed.
Lower The Lead In Your Rice
Rinse, soak, cook it like pasta. A measurable drop in ppm.
Use The Blood Lead Calculator
Turn a ppb number into micrograms a day.
Add Your Own Foods
Put anything you eat through the same math.
Read Your Results
What the numbers mean once you have them.
Stop guessing. Start glowing.
The whole toolkit, not just a test kit. Find lead in your home in about 30 seconds.
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