DzymeTech gets the lead out

CHAMPAIGN – Yi Lu believes he's come up with a simple, more effective way to detect the presence of lead.

Within a couple of years, the University of Illinois chemistry professor hopes his Champaign-based company, DzymeTech Inc., will have test kits on the market that homeowners and home inspectors can use to check for lead in paint and water.

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