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Article: Consumer Reports' Finds Some Lead Test Kits Can Be Good First Step - If Instructions Are Followed Carefully
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- August 4, 2008
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Lauren Hackett, +1-914-378-2561, lhackett@consumer.org
or Rachel Zuckerman, +1-914-378-2417, rzuckerman@consumer.org, both
of Consumer Reports
Radon kit evaluations show long-term test kits more accurate than
short term
YONKERS, N.Y., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Reports
tests of 18 lead and radon test kits for the September issue
confirmed that some are a good first step, but testers also found
confusing instructions, challenging procedures and inaccurate
results.
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