Editorial Standards

Lead Safe America publishes content intended to inform decisions that affect human health. We hold our editorial process to standards consistent with that responsibility.

## Source hierarchy

Every quantitative claim, regulatory citation, or clinical recommendation in our content is traceable to one of the following source types, in descending order of preference:

1. **Federal regulatory documents** — final rules in the Federal Register, agency guidance documents, and court rulings.
2. **Peer-reviewed scientific literature** — original research published in indexed journals.
3. **Federal data sources** — CDC, HUD, EPA, and Census Bureau public datasets.
4. **Professional society guidance** — American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, and equivalent bodies.

We avoid citing secondary aggregators or news coverage as primary sources where peer-reviewed or federal alternatives are available.

## Author credentialing

Every contributing author lists credentials, areas of expertise, and verifiable institutional or professional links (ORCID, LinkedIn, Muck Rack, or peer-reviewed publication record). Contributors who write on clinical topics either hold relevant clinical credentials or have their work technically reviewed by a credentialed clinician.

## Technical review

Articles addressing clinical decision-making — blood lead screening intervals, pediatric case management, occupational exposure thresholds — are reviewed by a credentialed clinical reviewer prior to publication. The reviewer is named on the article and the date of review is published.

## Last-reviewed dating

Every article displays a “Last Reviewed” date in the article metadata. We re-review:

– All clinical content at least annually.
– All regulatory content within thirty days of any final-rule change.
– All quantitative claims within six months of any new federal data release.

## Corrections

We correct factual errors with a dated note appended to the article. Substantive corrections are also logged on our [Corrections page](/corrections/). We do not silently update articles to reflect changed facts; the change and its date are recorded on the page.

## Editorial independence

Lead Safe America does not accept advertising from contractors, abatement firms, manufacturers of products we cover, or any party regulated by the federal agencies we reference. Editorial decisions are made independently of any commercial relationship.

## Conflicts of interest

Contributing authors and reviewers disclose any relationship — financial, employment, or advisory — with parties affected by the topics they cover. Disclosures are listed on author bio pages and, where directly relevant, in article footers.