Lead
A metal from old pipes and fixtures
No amount of lead is known to be safe for children. Any lead found at your tap goes into your plan.
The science on leadStasis checks your water, air and light against the health research, tests what matters, and keeps watch every day so you know what to do about it.

Legal limits weigh health against cost and what a treatment plant can manage. We grade your home against the level the research supports, and show the legal number next to it.
the health goal for lead. The legal action level is 15 parts per billion.
See how we judge your waterEvery claim on our science pages links to the study or agency it came from, so you can check it yourself.
Two houses on the same street can need different things. The age of your pipes, the road out front and who lives with you change what matters most. So your plan is built for your home, not from one-size-fits-all advice.
We check where each reading came from, how recent it is and what it means for health. Your home and household details decide what needs attention first.
Every source is matched to your address, anywhere in the US, checked and compared with the research, then weighed for your home and the people in it.
What we gather
Water
Air
Light
Your home and household
How we check it
What you get
Your water system's reports cover the supply. Your tap test shows what reaches your glass after the water runs through your pipes. An independent certified lab checks over a hundred substances, and your results update your score and plan.
You can buy a tap test without a membership. Members pay 20% less on every lab test.
See the tap test
Every result checked against its health goal
A metal from old pipes and fixtures
No amount of lead is known to be safe for children. Any lead found at your tap goes into your plan.
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Nearby monitors show what's in the air right now. Satellite smoke maps and forecasts show what's on the way. We check the readings against each other, then tell you when to close the windows, run a purifier or open up again.


Smog forecast from 1 pm. We'll tell you to close the windows before it arrives.
Measured
Forecast
We combine your home's sun path with hourly cloud and UV forecasts, five days ahead. We choose a morning daylight window, move it indoors when the air is poor, and work back from your bedtime to time dimmer evenings.



Summer, June 21 · Southern California · Sunrise 5:41 am · Sunset 8:04 pm
Winter, December 21 · Southern California · Sunrise 6:52 am · Sunset 4:47 pm
Home health products sell on fear and trends. The numbers that decide whether one works sit in the spec sheet: CADR, HEPA, MERV, NSF/ANSI. We read those, then match the right one to what we found in your home and the room it has to work in.
Not the one with the best ad.

Air: Smoke days ahead. Your child has asthma. Their bedroom: 300 sq ft.
Based on what you told us, look for: 200+, Smoke CADR. A HEPA purifier with a smoke CADR of 200 or more, sized for that room.
CADR is the clean air rate. The rule of thumb is two thirds of the room's square feet: 200 for 300.
Water: Home built in 1978. A baby on formula. Lead found at the tap.
Based on what you told us, look for: NSF/ANSI 53, certified for lead. A filter certified for lead (NSF/ANSI 53), under the sink, for drinking and formula water.
Look for NSF/ANSI 53 certification for lead reduction. "Reduces lead" on the box is not a certification.
Light: Groggy mornings. Bright white kitchen light at 10 pm. Bedtime: 10:30 pm.
Based on what you told us, look for: 7:30 pm, lamps low, 3 hours before a 10:30 bedtime. Warm, dimmable bulbs where you spend evenings. Lamps low at 7:30 pm.
Three hours before a 10:30 bedtime, so melatonin can rise.
These are the rules every page, grade and recommendation has to pass.
Explore the scienceWhy any lead at the tap is worth acting on
Low-level lead exposure and mortality in US adultsLancet Public Health, 2018
Why smoke days get their own alerts
Wildfire smoke harms respiratory health more than other PM2.5Nature Communications, 2021
Why brighter days and dimmer evenings matter
Daytime, evening and nighttime indoor light recommendationsPLOS Biology, 2022
Studies published in scientific journals and reviewed by other researchers come first, then guidance from public health agencies such as the EPA and the World Health Organization. Our science pages link to every original source.
We test for substances that can reach a level that affects health in homes like yours, that a certified lab can measure reliably, and where a result would change what you should do.
We review new studies and health guidance as they come out. When the findings change our advice, we update it and show the review date on the science page.