Article: Researchers at Cornell University have published new data on life sciences.(Report)

Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'Lead in Christmas lights.' "A recent California proposition led to awareness that lead is a stabilizer in the Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) jacketing that covers conductors in Christmas lights. The objective of this study is to examine the level of accessible lead in Christmas lights. Following U.S.," scientists writing in the Journal of Environmental Health report (see also Life Sciences).

"Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Lead Inspectors' procedures, researchers at Cornell University and in Nebraska conducted wipe samples and total lead content samples of newly purchased and older Christmas light ...

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