In the course of regular pediatric visits the doctor should at some point check the blood for lead early on. Not on every visit, of course, they have a schedule

In the course of regular pediatric visits the doctor should at some point check the blood for lead early on. Not on every visit, of course, they have a schedule for the blood work. As for the concerns, if there're reasons, doctor recommened us to check the water first. There may also be free test kits from the city. Also, out of caution, we were running the water off for some time before filling pots and doing washes, esp. in the morning. Dust wise, there's no easy solution. The wet cleaning, mopping the floors regularly and maintaining reasonable humidity indoors would help keep dust down... but babies love to crawl. Perhaps being outdoors more may be an option, unless it's even more polluted. If breastfed, mama's health is equally cruicial!