Schools required to conduct lead testing represent only about 1 of every 10 schools in the country. Those receiving their water from city-owned systems -- an estimated 90,000, according to the EPA -- are not required by the federal government to do so. In recent weeks, state lawmakers in...
The presence of lead (Pb) in drinking water can lead to severe health effects of which include the hindrance of brain development in children. As a result, proper testing of drinking water in schools is imperative for students' health. For our research this semester we are investigating Pb ...
Following the Flint Water Crisis, many states passed legislation requiring schools to measure and remediate lead in school drinking water. In this study, we present new evidence on the level and distribution of lead in school drinking water by examining the case of New York City, which tested ...
Five Toronto schools are reported to have unsafe levels of lead in their water supply. The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is currently providing schoolchildren and staff at those five schools with bottled water. The TDSB says that the distribution of bottled water is a precautionary measure...
"Over the past several months, our Risk Management team has been aggressively testing water fixtures in schools. In that process, they identified some outlets that showed elevated levels of lead, most of which fell between our Board of Education-required limit of 5 parts per billion (p...
University of Massachusetts Amherst civil and environmental engineers have determined the factors that may help identify the schools and daycare centers at greatest risk for elevated lead levels in drinking water. The most ...
“We're just going to chip away at it with the general funds that we do have, and there may be some areas that we just shut down different water sources too,” said Jacob Francom, superintendent of Troy Public Schools. “Fixtures are very expensive — and testing regularly, I mean, it...
- Lead testing results from New Jersey's schools will be posted online under new regulations Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled. Murphy and fellow Democrat Rep. Josh Gottheimer discussed that and other changes Monday at a news conference in the congressman's district. Murphy also...
High elevations of lead and/or copper were found in 16 of 24 schools. Schools turned off drinking water and instead provided water coolers and bottled water. Click here for more information. School Board President Iris Taylor released the following statement regarding the testing and its results:...
All participating science classes were invited to the conference. Over the years, participation in this project has steadily increased to its current enrollment of 28 science classes throughout the region. 展开 关键词:Lead Drinking water Tests ...