Lead Testing Services

Huntington Beach, California, October 16, 2025

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW) will be observed this year from October 19–25, with events across California aimed at raising awareness about childhood lead exposure. This year’s California Department of Public Health (CDPH) theme for NLPPW is “Nutrition is Prevention.”

 

CDPH will host three free, public webinars during NLPPW. Sessions will focus on how nutrition can help reduce the absorption of lead, including guidance on specific foods and recipes that support prevention.

 

Lead poisoning remains a serious concern, especially for children. According to CDPH, it can damage brain development and cause lasting learning and behavioral challenges, often without obvious symptoms.

 

“There are still far too many children in California being exposed to lead from sources such as lead-based paint and contaminated drinking water,” said Michael Chapman, Laboratory Manager at LA Testing’s Huntington Beach facility. “The good news is that most risks can be prevented. LA Testing is proud to support NLPPW by providing laboratory analysis of environmental and material samples, and protective resources to help communities safely identify and eliminate exposure hazards.”

 

LA Testing’s California facilities offer:

• Lead and hazardous material testing for air, water, soil, paint, dust, food, and consumer products
• Sampling supplies and easy-to-use test kits
• Personal protective equipment to support inspections and remediation efforts

 

For more information about lead testing or other environmental, health, and safety resources, please visit www.LATesting.com, email info@LATesting.com, or call (800) 755-1794. For access to lead test kits, visit www.EMSLTestKits.com.

 

LA Testing is California’s leading laboratory for environmental, indoor air quality and material testing for mercury, asbestos, mold, bacteria, lead, VOCs, formaldehyde, soot, char, ash and smoke damage, particulates, and other chemicals. In addition, LA Testing offers a full range of air sampling and investigative equipment to professionals and the general public. LA Testing maintains an extensive list of accreditations including: AIHA LAP LLC., AIHA ELLAP, AIHA EMLAP and AIHA IHLAP, CDC Elite, NVLAP, State of California, State of Hawaii Department of Health, and other states. LA Testing, along with the EMSL Analytical, Inc. network, has multiple laboratories throughout California including South Pasadena, Huntington Beach, San Leandro, and San Diego.