Robert K. O'Daniell
Juevven Liu, left, and Yi Lu show the equipment and a test strip for their process to test for lead in paint and water. They were at the Chemical and Life Sciences Lab on the University of Illinois campus in Urbana.
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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