Childhood lead testing in Wisconsin is inconsistent to the point that some counties with the greatest risk for lead poisoning are among those testing the least, a USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin analysis found.
Though the national spotlight has focused on lead pipe hazards in the wake of the Flint, Mich., water crisis, lead paint causes nearly all childhood lead poisoning in Wisconsin, experts say. The key indicator there is whether a house was built before 1950, when the use of lead paint was most common...
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